>> welcome to live from paris. let's look at what is making headlines. metrois in gridlock, with train and bus lines not operating. public transport workers walk off the door after the plan to reform the pension system. chris, who isto in the city's north. care, guns, health and immigration. no mention of the battle ovever

reproductitive rights. mps approve an emergency food law following massive protests in witness areas. >> we begin in paris where commuters have been facing travel chaos as transport 10 out of on strike and regionallines train lines are not operating, leaving people scrambling to find alternatives to get to work . it is the biggest transport strike since 2007.

>> 10 out of 16 lines close. --ruptions on the rest area on the rest. >> there are no metros, nothing. >> i walked a lot. i would not have arrived on time. are staging a strike, protesting the pension reforms. they feared the government will scrap their special status. some parisians are showing their support for workers. >> without strikes, there is nothing. you have to strike. it is tough, but we have to deal with it. >> everybody needs a pension. >> tourists are having to find alternative ways to get around.

uber, re going to use walk. last time it was the airplane strike. it is out of the culture. >> the standofoff is set to continue. french unions are calling for unlimited strike action. >> let's crcross to chris moore. it is pretty busy at the best of times. it is friday at lunchtime. what is it like at t the moment? >> it can be an unsettling place to visit at the best of times and things are difficult.

a lot of people are setting off home extra early. many more have worked from home. during thehe rush hour, this is the station that serves the paris suburbs and destinations in the u.k., belgium, holland. >> this city is witnessing the biggest transport strike since 2007 and it is about pension

reform. elected on aent reformisist agenda. he is promising to pusush ahead. he said it is too complicated. there are 42 different pension screens. some of the schemes, including the ones of the paris transit are more generous than others. it is quite an early stage. a previous government tried to do similar things and have run into serious trouble. the french government is making efforts to say they will go

slowly and cononsult with union, employers associations. difficultrove to be to go through this shakeup of the system. >> we will continue to cover that story and tune in if you want a sense at where things are at in regards to that strike action. three people have died after flooding of homes in the valencia region. been issuedhas ain this f friday for the country. james wilson has m more. the bodyfighters reremove of a 5 5year-old woman and her older brotr r who died after ththeir car was carried off the

road by flooding. rescued 13 people and even their cars as extreme weather battered the province. ourhe water had reached waste, so we could leave the house. goingld see the river was to burst its banks. left homesoods have destroyed, roads underwater, and schohools shut. itit causesed millioions of dols worth d damage and it wille many mononths before things returned to normal. despite this, locals are returning home to assess the damage. >> it is completely exposed. we could not take anything. >> forecasters have issued a red alert warning.

illegal fires have been raging on indonesia and born a a islands. firefighters battling the blazes as helicopters are deployed to douse the flames. leaves the sky dark, even at midday and forcing the closure of local schools. it has worsened by dry weather. leadingon, where these democratic contenders faced off in a debate. hisbiden sandwiched between biggest rivals. as tradeissues such wars and immigration. most importantly, who is capable of taking on donald trump.

>> the senator says she is for buburning. i am for barack. i think obamacare workeked. my plan coststs a lot of money. it does not cost $30 trillioion. $3.4 trillion is twice what the entire federal budget is. >> we need to be clear about what medicare for all is all about. instead of paying premiums to insurance companies and having insurance companies build their profits by saying no to coverage, we are going to say everyone is covered by medicare for all. every health care e provider is covered and the only question in terms of difference is where to send the bill.

>> it was the first time they were going head to head in a debate. there were 20 democratic potential candidates in those debates. they were not on the same platform. it was not a full frontal clash. it was quite civilized. elizabeth warren anand bernie sanders clear they are not going in on personality. we saw them on key issues such as health care. joe biden is a centrist figure who can appeal to middle america. elizabeth warren wants to see big, structural changes. some clash moments. 77.biden is he would be 78 by the time he

becomes president if he gets the candidacy. he has fallen under criticism for mixing up the names of towns there have been mass shootings in. one candidate played into that. questioning joe biden's memory and it came to the health care debate. >> you just set a few minutes ago they would have to in -- they would have to buy in. are you forgetting already what you said to minute ago? you have the record player on at night. make sure the kids here words. of that clip part was from later in the debate. he made comments which have been media, mayn s social be just a slip up, but people

questioning whether he could be in touch with the younger generation. this popointbest at to take on donald trump? >> if you look at the polling these figures i have pulled up, joe biden seems to be the clear favorite. bernie sanders and elilizabeth warren below him. if you ask a different question, which candidate has the best chance to defeat donald trump in the general election, you get different figures. joe biden coming out with 45% compared to lower figures for sanders and warren. elizabeth warren, perhaps there is fear she is going to scare people off.

runner.e front >> campaigning coming to an end this friday. 26 candidates are competing. this is the second time voters will b be going to the polls sie the revolution. endured taxnt has and a weak economy. the outcome is unclear. our team on the ground reports from rural areas who are angry over the lack of development. a countryside hides a tough reality. it is one of the poorest in the country. young people remember the political promises made after the revolution. >> here, we are in the region where there should have been a project, which would have served three areas.

about inre talking agri-food industry project that was supposed to prprovide food n the region. it has yet to materialize. >> we have no confidence in politicians. goingiticians have been out of their way during the visitsoo the rural arereas but people are disillusioned. people are furious at the negligence. w water,'t have running elecectricity, sididewalks. there is no public infrastructure. >> they have installed a makeshift drainage system. they will not be voting. >> why would i vote?

they14, i voted because promised me ththings. afterward, the situation got worse. dispatchedission has observers across the country. orthere are many infractions violations, or the election of personal people's data. >> manny -- many candidates have --. anticorruption they have a long way to go to regain the confidence of disappointed voters. >> robert mugabe will be buried on sunday. before heor 30 years was ousted by his own army. he died in a hospital a week ago. a fight over his burial place has been threatening to undermine his success.

argentinian mps have approved an emergency food law following two days of massive protests in windows aries. it would provide a 50% increase to the growing number of poor people. more than 30% of the population lives below the poverty line. streetr weeks of protests, with just over half the popupulation living bebelowe breaead linin deputiess have improved an emergency build. about theers warned food crisis. the government did not want to see it. >> protesters agree.

the center-right government passed measures as part of a bailout to help its struggling economy.y. the government has put both popolicies before everything el. soupe number of people in kitchens is growing every day. >> food is expensive. it is impossible to b buy meat d vegetables, let alone fruit. >> we cannot afford to give our children a healthy diet. t theentina may be secocond-largest economy, but it is one of ththe three countrieis where hunger has increased since 2018. 57%ehold goods have gone up as the crisis deepens and inflation spirals. increases thebill policies by 50%. it still has to be approved by

the senate. top reminder of our stories. paris in gridlock with metro, train, and bus lines not operating. public transport workers walked off the job. gunses over health care, and immigration. democratic front runners go head-to-head, disagreeing on policy in the direction the party has taken. battle overf the reproductive rights raging across the u.s. time for a look at the top business news. latest, theh the u.s.-china trade war with donald trump sparking confusion over what he is willing to accept in the next round of negotiations. >> it is the possibility of an

interim deal with chininese for theors preparing next deal. they have been making conciliatory gestures with china renewing its purchase of u.s. farm goods. on thursday, the president signaled he would be open to a partial agreement ahead of a comprehensive deal. he clarified he would prefer a full and final deal. economic growth has taken a hit amid the battle. trump sounding a diplomatic note as he spoke to reporters. >> i got a call from heads of china directed to my people, actually. they asked whether or not it would be possible to delay the hit on the tariffs up to 30% from 25%. they were going to be set october 1. we are moving it to october 15

because they are having a 7 70th anniversary. i will do that again in honor of presidident xi. in europe, markets are making cautious gains. the latest round of stimululus from the european central bank may not be enough to kick start the sputtering economy. half a percent. law pasassed in califorornia is aimed atringininstabilility to gig workers in ththe sharing econonomy but is likely to hahae fefects in othther indndustries. translslators, winegrowers, even adult entertainers could see their statutes change. independent drivers have complained of low pay and long hours.

make $20 anucky, i hour. after expenses, it is less than minimum wage. >> that could be about to change. labor law takes aim at apps such as lyft and uber. companies will have to provide employee benefits. the changes likely to increasee costs to the rideshare apps. >> the companies are saying this is a risk to their business model. that is a vague term. it will inincrease the l labor s by about 30% to pay higher wage, benefitsts, and so on. >> it could have an effect on other industries that append on contractors, such as construction and trucking. famous winegrowers

are also worried. uber loses billions of dollars annually and has vowed to fight the legislation. effectl is set to go in january 1 2020 and the rest of the u.s. is watching. otherexperts expect states to pass s similar l laws. >> british airways is canceling flights in prpreparation for a w round of pilot strikes. it i iexpected t to groround hundreds of flights. pilots staged a walklkout thahat resulted in the cancellation of 1700 flight. they arere pushing for more than the 11.5% raise that mamanagemet has offered. mininisters across the euro zone are memeeting in helsinki friday.

the french minister is calling for a growth compact after the ecb stimulus measures yesterday. he wants to see bigger spending from germany and the netherlands to boost the eu economy that expanded by 2/10 of a percent last quarter. he called for a public cryptocurrency as he warned couldok's planned libra threaten fiscal sovereignty. germany and france proposed d an international approach to energy taxes to meet emissions targets. drastic measures are needed. >> we will discuss how to set a price on co2. we have a successful trading large dealing with

.ndustries to watchas dececided publicic stock o offering on the nasdaq exchange. the parent company will debut shares on september 23 that could be lower than $20 billion. they were valued at around $47 billion, but losses and concerns havet the voting rights spooked investors. fashion produces m more admissis than maritime or aviation sectors.

30% of the population who buys used close is double the figure from just 10 years ago. fashion revolution is underway. >> this is the first time i have seen secondhand close -- clothing beingng offered. secondhand fashion has also caught on. clothing accounts for up to 10% of the environmental impact of eu consumption.

>> i was consuming too much. all of those things were new. i prefer to use products that are not used once and thrown away later. wears an itemer of clothing. instead of filling a landfill, she donates it. that she sellsls it. she makes up to $200 a month selling her unwanted clothing. growing.hops are also there is room for improvement. less than half of used clothing is collected for recycling or reuse. they are processed in centers like this one before being sorted, washed, and prepared. >> a ways to go in that

industry. >> did you hear about the presenter who wore the same suit for every working day? maybe it is something we should do. >> i will give it a try. >> that is brian quinn with the

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