welcome to live from paris, world news. i am mark. ms. are the world news headlines. over 30,000 new covid cases in france in the past wewe do for hours with curfews and asked for the metropolitan hotspots. many are doubting our 9:00 p.m. confinement two quarters can defeat of ours. -- covid.

-- confinement to quarters can defeat covid. this is led from paris. -- life from paris. thank you very much for being with us. france has a new record for daily covid-19 cases. that is 30,000 -- 30,621 new cases. there is more revealed about the new curfews announced by mayor macron yesterday.

20,000 french people will be affected by the 9:00 p.m.-6:6:00 a.m. curfew and made out it will work because of communing and work place crowding. -- commuting and workplace crowding. ththis is the harsh reaeality tt france is facing. french people have not yet accepted this. this is france 24. >> starting friday night, it will be closing time in the french capital and eight other cicities that have seeeen a rise infections. -- in covid infections.

[speaking french] >> those exceptions include going to and from work, carinin for a loved onene, traveleling y plane or train a and walking yor dog. indoor gatherirings a are limito six people. that means a ban on private parties and weddings. [s[speaking french] restaurants must abide by the curfew and limit customers to six per table.

it must be time to, dated and signed. -- timed, dated and signed. police will be out to catch those who don't comply. violators face a fine of 139 euros or six month jail term for repeat offenders. the curfew will be in place for at least four weeks and could be extended if a number of coronavirus cases continues to rise. >> i am just picking up on monte 's final words there. france has set a new record of new cases of covid-19. 13,000 in the past 24 hours. these are names that have been front and center in france, politically speaking. this is part of an investigation

to the response of t the pro-vis crisis. it aims to establish whether those in charge showed a lack of will to fight thehe disaster.r. targeted by the search here. edouard was in charge of the government who placed. difffferent system has been picking over the government's response. now the legal system is as well. always asking whether the government acted appropriately, morally and effectively. a number of questions were asked and continue to be asked. first of all, over the timing of the lockdown, did it come too

late? over the issue of masks. the french government was telling people they were useless in terms of fighting the pandemic. france was a bad pupil at the start of the coronavirus situation. the highest number of tests in europe have bebeen the problemem with the system. legal authorities say the timing of all this is pure coincidence but it does come a day after emmanuel macron, the french president unveiled a slew of new restrictions in the cities like paris. >> in the u.k., 19,000 new covid cases and 138 deaths in the past 24 hours. london is now facing stricter anti-covid measures from this

coming weekend. half the population of england will be living under the new high-level of restrictions provided by boris johnson's government. benedict is in england. tell us more about the kind of restrictions you can expect there. benedict: it is the only -- it is only a few days ago that this three-tier system has been introduced in england. england is one of only four nations that make up the u.k.. effectively, moving into tier two, that will happen in london, essex, york and a few other areas. that means that passports have been banned from mixing indoors. that will damage the hospitality industry. there is an absolutely huge,

blazing row. we have manchester and a few other cities that are rejecting the proposed plan by the british government to actually go to the highest level, tier three. they say it is not viable, it is flawed, it is unfair, it discriminates against of the poorest in society. the mayor of greater manchester has said this is like puttingng canaries down a coal mimine. that is just a flavor of the tension going on. as we speak, grereater mancheser isis not the highest tier. this pains to underlined that this is necessary to curb the rise of the pandemic across the united kingdom or over 43,0000 deaths so far. ththe house of commons speakakes

banned the sale of alcohol in all bars and restaurants for lawmakers as of saturday. it matters very much. pubs will have to close. >> it is a dire situation in many ways. you are given a taste of what the politicians are saying about it. it is this reflected among the people? i know family members and friends where you are that feel confusion. is that a mix of what you are finding? angegering confusision? >> yes, i ththink thahat sums ip quite accurately. this is to take away some of that confusion.

there is frustration from individuals, from students who were told to go to university. they said that was not some the you can study online.. people understand the necesessiy for r strictertotougher measures as they help curb the pandemic. socially, mentally, healthwise, also, economically. like many other countries that are fighting this, before we get a vaccine, there are so o many unknownsns and thatt is uncertainty, no end in sightht r tougher measures. that is very worrying for many people.

>> thank you for your thorough briefing of what is going on. that was our correspondent in london. london will up its level by the end of friday. certainly the pressure is o on. this is more likely covid capital of the u.k.. now that the pandemic issued brags it, october, the 13th, this m may have been the make or break m moment for a trade deal. such a d deal is nowhere near ay negotiating table. even the u.k. can't decide what they want.

>> eu leaders only needed around one hour to come up with their conclusion on how things stand in their deal with the eu. putting the ball in london's court to break the deadlock. >> we are absolutely determined to reach a fair dale -- deal with the u.k.. we will do everything we can. but not at any price. >> force johnson is set to detailed the u.k. plans on friday. >> surprised by suggestion, all future moves must come from the u.k.. it is an unusual approach to conduct the negotiation. >> 3.5 years after they've left, the u.k. exited the block on january 30 third.

defining a level playing field, a legal oversight system and these rights. [speaking french] >> no deal is better than a bad one. the trade agreement could potentially save hundreds of thousands of jobs in the midst of an economic crisis brougughtn by the coronavirus pandemic. >> that is the sound of the u.k. sliding toward a no deal brexit. if there is nothing coming back, you can't negotiate. u.s. president, donald trump and

his democratic challenger, joe biden are holding primetime town hahalls this thursday. the presidential debate was canceled after trump took part in the virtual metro. with less than three weeks to go until the november 3 vote, the republican president is trying to change the dynamic of the race in which biden has a double-digit lead. the crowds tell the story. at trump's rallies, no masks inside. thee democrats respect social distancing, the republicans have the masks away. read of that what you will. feeding into you, mitchell, town halls, do they work? will it replace the interest of a proper debate?

>> i d don't think it can. it is one of the few times in which you have both candidates on the same screen. this will not be the same. 73 million people tuned in last time. i think they will struggle to get 10 million this time. >> in terms of what each candidate is trying to achieve, donald trump will have a hard time taking pot shots at joe biden n from his town hall. likewise, same for biden. >> i think that is the case. i think the town hall format suits joe biden. sometimes he does not do so well with those gotcha questions. what should trump do? what should be going on? people coming g up and saying i have lost my heaealth insururan, how w will you help me? you have seen presidentnt trumpo very poorlrly with that. hihis technique was arguingng wh the questioner, talking over

them, doesn't work. it does not work when it is a member of the public. >> can i ask you a question about amy coney barrett's nomination? let me put to the question to you. amy coney barrett as supreme court judge, i was reading that she only had three years of experience as judge. is that normal to go from m suca low positionn to there? >> you have a long judiciaial careerer, you make a a lot of ts me up at t these hearirings. they are actually preferring to gogo for peoplee who have had shorter experience on the bench because i don't have to relitigate all these decisions they have made over the loan career. >> it is the case of picking someone more malleable. i'm thinking about trump getting someone in position to basically do his bidding as the critics say. >> i think that is definitely

the case. you saw her doing -- during the hearings. they know exactly how she willl vote. they knonow how she will vote on aca. they k know how she will vote on roe v. wade. they know how s she will vote on second amendment cases. they know what they're getting. this is turning the supreme court into a tragedy where they are not getting a fair hearing anymore. >> trump may be fielding questions on that, biden may be fielding questions on those issues. are these things that the u.s. voters are obsessing about? >> ethic it is, i think covid is the number one story. the economy is traditionally trump's thing. it is difficult to meaeasure.

in s some ways,s, the republicas would rather an open seat but they are happy with their choice of justice. the question will be what the democrats will do to the supreme court. there have been questions about it, he does not like those questions, they don't want to get into court packing. they want to talk about health care and response to the pandemic. >> mitchell robertson, thank you . thanank you for bearing with men the coney barrett questions. dueling town halls. we will have coverage coming up on france 24. time for business. ththat means caitlin is here. great to see you. along with the curfew and the restrictions, a new round of

financial support for industries. >> the french government has overspent 470 billion euros on is emergency -- it's emergency support programs. speaking alongside the prime minister this a afternoon, the finance e minister saiaid everyg that could be done would be. quarks with strict nenew measass on t their way to slow the spred of the pandemi in france, the french government is keen to assure business owners will get the support they need. >> [speaking french] >> top of the list of new measures, the state-sponsored

programs for the worst affected workers in the was affected -- worst affected industries will receive funds. businesses in any sector with fewer than 15 employees that lost more than 15% in revenues compared to the same time inn 202019 will get up to 1500 euro. those in the hardest hit areas, including hotels and restaurants can apply to to -- for up to 10,000 euros per month if they lost half their revenues. social charges are being dropped for some businesses order to close during the curfew. thisis state scheme is being extended for six more months and directions from the govevernment will b be made available for the strugglingng most until june of

next year. this will stave off a wave of bankruptcies and layoffs. quick sprint is calling for stricter regulations to oversee tech companies. the financial times said the country is calling for swifter action on the eu wide framework. breaking up major firms if they are found to have totoo much power. tech companies are facing growing scrutiny across the globe and whether or not these are happening, -- >> these c cporations s are goig to be broken up and regugulated. it is happening all over the world. that house report is the latest in a sereries of repeports thate come out all arorod the world. anywhere frorom australia to singapore, israel, france, these guys are too powererful. everybody knows it.

theree arere a lot of different questions about how to vaguelyly them and what to do. there will be a lot that will make these corporations safe for democracy. >> a lot -- the number of americans seeking an appointment benefits grows. there were 50,000 more applications than the previous week. more than 300 70,000 additional people applied for support under the separate pandemic program. the labor market recovery is fading faster than expected as employees look for for for -- look for further financial aid. this studios impasse has worried investors. morgan stanley shares etched out

some gains after they beat expectations with a 25% increase. losses have been between two and 3%. travel socksks slept as more european countries tighten their restrictions. the hotel chain, echo dropping by 5% in paris. shares in the pop band from korea, bts have more than doubled. 6.5 billion euros after it made its stock market debut. this makes the ceo an instant billionaire and each of those bandmembers multimillionaires. they have been given 70,000. this was driven by bts's fairly enthusiastic fan base. this is certainly a step up from the concert.

>> that was kate with your business stats. great to see you. donald trump and joe budden were meant to be going head-to-head in a debate, that has been cast aside. they are doing something called town halls. what have you found? >> the town halls are taking place on the samam day, the same time, different networks. it is one of the stranger events of the 2020 campaign. the second debate was originally scheduled to take place but after trump's -- bibiden a announced his decisiof a a town hall e event. biden'n's townhall will l be aid on bbc -- abc and nbc will be

doing the same thing with donald trump in miami. nbc announced the decision yesterday and criticism has poured in on social media. having dueling town halls is bad for democracy, voters should be able to watch both. i don't think this will be good for t trump because people likeo watch his unpredidictability. this is a bad decision, vote this -- this former nbc executive said this was to serve the public. nbc news could have run this any other day or any other time. shameful. other users saying this is a bad result for american voters which -- who say they should not be -- have to choose which to watch.h. many are questioning the substance of the town halls and if it will be lost innovating's bid. barbra streisand commented on

this saying that nbc has decided that after thehe cover the debae between donald trump and our townhall, opppposite joe biden, they are just going to try and win the ratings game. he is more of a game show host. >> raining on his parade. >> there are people questioning his history with the network. he had his show of the on there. -- his show, the apprentice on there. >> one has to think that there is a trump position going into that, giving his way of new billeting. back in france, museum counseling exhibit talking about chinese e interference. >> they had to cancel an exhxhit

on genghis khan and the mccallion's. -- mongolians. it had to be postponed for three years anand not because of covid-19. the director of the museum said that the reason was interference from the chinese government. when the chinese culture bureau found out about the exhibit, they askeded the exhibit to reme the words genghis khan, empire and mongol from the exhibit. the museum's director said the proposed new synopsis written by the beijing heritage office was a censorship of the project. this comes at a time when the government has been criticized for oppressing minorities. either way, people willll be waiting. >> thank you very much. thank you allll for watching. stay with us, so much more to

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