>> welcome to live from paris. what is making news this hour. the hong kong government has toounced ban on an attempt cut down on pro-democracy protests. -- after three days of government protest.

it will not cooperate with a probe. we begin in hong kong, where the government has announced a ban on wearing facemasks. carrie lam making the announcement this friday. the gogovernment u using emergey legislation datiting from the colonial area. the images are live images.

it has resulted in increasingly violent clashes. live images, despite the ban, people are turning out wearing masks. >> the hong kong police are wearing the masks. >> their responsibility is to settle down the chaos. those people in power, they

should find ways to use their power to solve the problem. we comeis not where from. >> as we can see from the images beamed in live from the center kong.g more importantly, they are wearing those masks regardless of the new law. >> there will be changes to fix -- sorry there is a problem with the phones. --

be havings we might problems. can you hear us? >> i can hear you. >> give us a sense of what the mood is like friday evening. a lot of anger. you have office workers out here and a lot of shopping malls.

people are fearing the worst this evening. there are processed because at least 14 neighborhoods who saw .iolent clashes >> what you are saying, it is having the opposite effect. it does not come in until midnight tonight. this could be the last of protesters turning out masked, as they are.

this law will give them less than 3000 euros and one year in prison. it is not much to add to it. there are practical considerations, as well. there was the case of residential neighborhoods, which are being tear gassed indiscriminately by police, such last night.

>> we apologize for the quality of the oddity -- of the audio. we are trying to determine why a civilian employee killed four people in a knife attack. three victims were a police officer. there is nothing in his past to raise concerns.

>> between half past noon and 1:00 p p.m., a longtime employee has gone in killing spree, stabbing for people, three police officers and an in ministry or before leaving the building. investigators are trying to clarify the killers profile. the suspect was a 45-year-old computer technician who worked at paris police headquarters since 2003. k known in the i.t. deparartment. he worked with hisis colleagues and never presented any behavioral issues, never presented the slightest cause for alarm. >> co-worker say the alleged killer had issues with his

supervisors. >> investigators are not excluding leads. is believed to have smuggled theceramic knife into building. forwife was taken int questioning. the death toll in iraq following three days of protests has risen to at least 40 force -- to at least 44. in a bid to ease public anger, the prime minister addressed the nation and promised he will try poorss laws granting

families a basic income. re-informing -- i am reaffirming your voice is heard. we have reached a clear , paying attention .o the youth and reformations .our concerns we are following all rightful demands. >> >> he gave a 17 minute speech.sed many people were affecting far-reaching changes and reforms. toy promise to listen

protesters demands. thth imply it t is in no one's interest that iraq descended into anarchy. it is a deeply rooted structural problem inherited from past administrations. it will take time to introduce sustainable sololutions. he announced somome measures andoducucing a program protesters killed in the demonstrations would be considered martyrs and would be eligible to receive benefits. over half of iraqi's population is below 19 years old and many do not have stable jobs.

we can get a sense of the reaction to his speech from online users. it is important to say facebook is pretty vicious, but these comments were violent. mediaaphrase, some social users were asking for the prime minister's resignation and for the entire political class to lee. one question whether iraqi was a state or just a gang. the speech has failed to deliver a sense of urgency that they tackle these problems. we will be watching the situation closely. hashe president of ecuador

prepared a state of emergency. police in the capital have been using tear gas to disperse crowds. that unrest sparked by the decision to end state fuel subsidies and rollback a series of labor protections. andrew reports. on teargas.s choke street classes -- street clashes set upocked roads and barricades. slashvernment plans to government subsidies. >> the people are living in misery. the demonstrations are not confined to the capital.

clashes have been taking place across the country. a nationwide strike has shut down public transport between different regions. the response has been swiftft. he declared a state of emergency. >> in order to protect citizens, i have declared a state off emergencyy nationally. we reiterate our willingness to engage in dialogue. ecuador's president says he will not back down. >> to the united states, where the white house is preparing to object to the democrats impeachment inquiry. it says it will not cooperate with the probe because it was initiated without a vote of the house.

onald trump is calling another foreign country to investigate joe biden. topublicly called on china investigate the candidate after called their impeachment inquiry. pressure,ncreased which has triggered an impeachment inquiry, donald trump called for another foreign cocountry to investigate one of his top political rivals. >> china should start an investigation into the bidens. what happened to china is just about as bad as what happened with ukraine. i would say that volodymyr zelensky, i would recommend they

start an investigation into the bidens. volker has been accused by whistleblower of trying to contain the damage of an infamous phone call in which trump asked volodymyr zelensky to investigate his political opponent, joe biden. after trump tweeted he wanted to find out about the whistleblower , adam schiff warned the president not to intimidate witnesses. on thursday, he responded to trump's call to china to invevestigatate biden. >> again, the president inviting another country to interfefere n ouour presidential elections repugnant and aa fundamental breach of his oval office. it dangers the securities of our elections. >> house representatives are preparing a subpoena.

>> the top prosecutor says he will not -- she was not aware of evidence of wrongdoing by the son of vice president joe biden and he has not been contacted by any foreign lawyers about the case. immense sculpture of tulips has been unveiled here in paris following a long argument as to where it should be. he gave the sculpture to the country after the 2015 terror attacks, but the french people did not welcome the gift with open arms.

>> this is what you would have seen had everything gone as that was, a s sculpture tribute to the victims of the paris attack. after three years of debate and controversy over where the sculpture should go, you can find it here, in a corner near the museum. american inspire negative reaction? he loves to provoke his audiences. it begegan 30 years ago withth s marrrriage to a porn star. artwork featuring the couple followed, considered scandalous. >> there are no taboos. he does not think showing the active lovemaking in art is shocking. >> he found his niche by making contemporary art out of images from pop culture and every day

objects. this installation was considered in bad taste by many french people. >> you should display this kind of thing at disneyland, not at versailles. it is a scandal. >> he is cashing in like no one else. five months ago, this stainless steel rabbit sculpture fetchched livinghest price by any artist. that has sparked negativive reactition. he has become an outlet for the hatred of this so-called obvivisness. >> fririday, visisitors will geo and it bouquet of tulipips is certain there will be controversy. >> a look at the top business

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private messages. the u.k., u.s.s., and australia want facebook to back down on plans to provide end-to-end encryption. officials have signed an open letter, warning encryption could hinder efforts to crack down on crime. >> encryption is someththing tht creates the wrong kind of spaces for the wrong kind of individuals a and organizizers o conduct their activitity. it is created in those spaces. people who seek to do harm to others. >> p privacy groups accuse themf using scare tactics to weaken security and promote surveillance. >> i think the equities are in favor of moving towards end-to-end encryptption. the values of privacy, not only is that what people tetell us ty , i messages

end-to-end encrypted. people want that. >> facebook and law-enforcement would have to find other ways to limit criminal activity online. the turn towards privacy protection comes after the cambridge analytical scandal. harvest dataao from up to 87 million n users.s. >> payaying extr for checked bags, but the biggest hassle is often getting to the airport. copters opened d its uber option. customers can book an eight miminute flight between lower manhattan and john f. kennedy airport for around $225.

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