>> welcome to live in paris, analysis from france 24 these are the headlines. netanyahu suspends the reform of the judicial system, following protest across israel since january. critics pointing the finger at the prime minister accusing him of using the reforms to escape a. corruption casethe change would enable, the overturning of a supreme court ruling with the majority of one. we're standing by with the analysis. good evening to you. ukraine's presidents told the u.n. nuclear watchdog it was not possible to restore safety after

russian occupied zaporizhzhia plant. zelenskyy, the head of the visit to europe's largest nuclear power plant captured by the russians a year ago. more police than ever before and unprecedented deployment across france is on standby. at tuesday's day of action. a nationwide strike day against the reform in raising the pension age from 62 to 64. this monday there have been demonstrations and strikes across the country. this is leiva from paris -- live from paris. ♪ >> thank you very much for being with us. netanyahu spoke to the israeli people to say he is putting on hold this controversial plan to change the judicial system.

he was reacting to the demonstrations against the plans that have been ongoing since january. the plan moves behind the reforms by the extreme right elements in the government the most extreme ever on record. observers noted that netanyahu stood to benefit by using the plans to escape a trial on corruption charges. the supreme court in israel acts like the upper house of parliament. the changes would enable the lower house of the knesset to change the ruling in one of any vote. netanyahu spoke earlier. >> out of a sense of national responsibility, out of a will to prevent a rupture among our people, i've decided to pause the second and third readings of the bill in the session of the knesset to give time and reach the wide consensus. mark: israel's prime minister. let's bring in our correspondent

in jerusalem who was observing the developments. good evening to you. give us the summary of where we arup to right now. >> rig now, the question is, i guess, the pauses going to take place. it's going to be for the parliament to stop sitting at the end of this week. there is a month break. during the month break everybody is -- there are other holidays. everybody returns for the summer sitting of the knesset, netanyahu believes there may be negotiations that could lead to a broad agreement. i, myself, have to say that we have seen israel's president try that same trick. it didn't really work. but, maybe went all the protests that we have seen especially the last 24 hours which have been so extraordinary, maybe that will lead to something a bit different. we have heard two opposition

parties saying that they were prepared to negotiate. we heard two other opposition parties saying they did not really trust the prime minister, and they just thought that this was a way to make some time drag, get people's -- distract people then it will be summer, and they will not want to be bothered protesting and he will push it through that weight. two very different views. mark: i hear what you're saying. to hear netanyahu speak, he's portraying himself as the guardian of israeli values. others may say he is an opportunist. do you think this is a blow to him personally? irris: i think that the way he has handled this, from the moment that he fired the defense minister last night and then there were though massive protests, spontaneous protests across the country which the police cannot control. and made the decision just a step back and let people run

around all night, because they could not impose order until about 3:00 in the morning. once he saw that happen -- you saw that happen, netanyahu since then has not been seen publicly until tonight. there was a general strike. every hour, we expected him to speak. it's as if he has been a bit absent from this. for a very controlling prime minister to not be in charge, i have for the first time heard members of the opposition parties calling on him to resign. i have even heard a former head, saying that netanyahu say he has reached the end of his road because of the handling of this. it may not just be a personal disappointment, but he is handling the whole matter, it puts his premiership in question in a way i have not seen before. mark: thank you very much indeed for joining us. we appreciate your analysis.

our correspondent in jerusalem. we'll bring you more on the situation as it develops. we expected to develop overnight and into tomorrow. as it happens. next, ukraine's president told the you and nuclear watchdog it was not possible to restore -- u.n. nuclear watchdog is not possible to restore the zaporizhzhia plant. the visit to europe's largest nuclear power plant by the iaea to zaporizhza. putin said he would put tactical nuclear weapons in belarus the move has been condemned internationally. germany called it irresponsible and an active escalation. kyiv, this comes from a senior member of the servant of the people party of zelenyy, kyiv warning it will mobilize troops if russia sends nuclear wpons. to belarus wouldthat -- to belarus, that would be.

extending >> the threat >> here in the frontline, the presidents met with the agency chief to discuss the delicate situation at the nuclear power plants. the watchdog had reinforced his support. and raised his concerns over the stability of the plants. >> the situation of course, at the plant is not getting any better. naturally the military activity is increasing. >> zaporizhzhia has been a hotspot of conflict between kyiv and moscow. the power plant has long been occupied by russian forces and shelling continues to cause numerous blackouts within the sites. worries mount of the devastating effects, should a meltdown occur. in the city, zelinski visited local military positions and hospital workers, thanking them for their service. >> your work is so important

and. powerful you heal our fighters, not just to return to the front line but to life, relatives and loved ones. all of these days and months were moving toward victory together. you all are our heroes. >> the president alspaid a visit to kherson last week, as well as military regions in the nets. mark: pro-russian hackers block the site of the french national assembly this month. the site is under maintenance is what people found. cyber experts from the company said the incident was called by a group, who supported vladimir putin and his aims and objectives for russia. when i looked onto the site, it seem to be working now, as usual -- seemed be working now, as usual. let's bring you the latest on

france. instead of hosting king charles the third, macron was huddled in an emergency meeting in paris. the state visit was canceled due to the unrest on the streets. there were plans to raise the retirement age from 60 to to. 64 there the 10th day of strikes tomorrow. tuesday, the largest deployment of police is on standby. last thursday the previous major protest, they reported for 57 arrests across france with injuries to 441 police officers. >> outside the famous pyramid, the entrance is blocked by the museum striking staff who say no one is getting in. tourists are no exception, much to their frustration. >> it is ridiculous. we come from around the world with our children to visit a museum. it's ridiculous that 20 people are blocking the entrance, i can't believe police are not

moving them away so they can protest somewhere else. >> at the same time, it sucks for everyone visiting this week. >> tuesday marks the 10th day of national mobilization against president macron's pension reform, with heavy transport disruption expected across the country. >> tomorrow, we will not pass to paris we are going to get around on foot. >> for those planning on driving, there may be roadblocks on route. they have already begun in nice. >> it is causing trouble for the sake of it at this point. >> trade unionists say that there is motivated -- they are motivated as ever. >> we decided to take it up a notch regardless of the effects. >> finding fuel may also be an issue. 15%, of plants lacking control. the teachers unions are doubling down with school closures with the third of primary school teachers expected to strike. mark: as we say, france braces

for another day of national action on tuesday. let's get the analysis, from our director of research and the author of this book. thanks for being with us. how is the story hurting the image of france? we heard from tourists, tell us your take. bruno: there is this negative image of france which reinforced the demonstrations. there is also, when i speak with my colleagues throughout europe there is also the point that france is daring to ask questions about the fate of pensioners. if you look at the fate in the u.k. in germany and sweden, there are more and more poor people amongst the pensioners. the french do not want to follow this track.

this raises issues. you may put in your news that there has been a demonstration and strike yesterday -- about early retirement. there are questions raised about the quality of working conditions, the quality of involvement of workers in. . the workplace this is probably one of the issues which is raised by this movement. this may also be interesting. after covid, in a period of quiet quitting, have forced people to think twice about the quality of work and what is happening in work. mark: you mentioned the german strike. that is in our news coming up. you mentioned the situation with the u.k.. i know people involved in the strikes there are in various sectors, they have nothing but a respect for how france is carrying out the protest. the peaceful demonstrators, and

how they are going about their business. they condemned the violence but there is respect for how francis deming up for things. -- standing up for things. emmanuel macron, and how he has chosen to do it, has he played into the hands of the far right, the far left or perhaps both? bruno: macron has decided to to do this reform the way he has chosen to do it, to show his muscles. to show that he is a reformist. he stairs to --ares to make unpopular reforms, and he wants further reforms to be done thanks to the victor he is expecting. the premise that, the method is forcing the way of this reform. each time a step is taken in in forcing the passing of the law, in response, you have an this.ition ofhe opinion ofthe

yo have increased violence. there is an escalation that the government has to do something about if itants to appease. so far, there has been only an increase in the opposition of the mobilization and the environments. mark: this doesn't show any signs of increasing -- decreasing, does it? bruno: so, the government was betting for the last three or four weeks on the resignation, the decreasing mobilization. actually, the last decision of the government to pass the procedure in the parliament, has actually reactivated mobilization. we can imagine this will continue to escalate, even though there might be less people in the street. actually, probably more young

people, more lively demonstrations, if nonviolence. there is an escalation. the government has to do a gesture to appease the atmosphere. mark: bruno palier, thank you sir, thank you very much for sharing your analysis. we appreciate your time. as bruno was saying, airports, trains,, and plus stations at a standstill, causing disruption. during one of the largest markets -- walkouts in decades. the 24 hour warning strikes, caused by the railway transport union, with the latest in the industrial action that hit major economies, higher food and energy prices, dental people'a -- dent people's living standards. things are set to escalate in germany in next days to come.

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binance. >> on monday the u.s. commodity futures trading commission charged the worlds top cryptocurrency exchange and is founder with a violating -- with violating numerous finance laws. finance has been operating an illegal exchange with a sham compliance program saying the firm directed its employees and customers to circumvent u.s. compliance procedures as derivatives transactions the charges comes as the u.s. is cracking down on the cryptocurrency sector. binance processed $23 trillion of trades last year. the company has invested heavily in compliance measures over the last two years. mark: next, a sigh of relief. >> silicon valley bank finds a buyer, first citizens bank shares, have agreed to acquire a significant portion of their assets american regulators shut down svb on march 10 amid a bank

run by the banks clients. we of the details. -- have the details. >> it was the biggest bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis, sparking sector turmoil and fears of contagion. the calm was restored to fragile markets as citizens, -- first citizens agreed to by a large chunk of silicon valley bank. the deal includes the purchase of $72 billion of svb assets, accounting for $16.5 billion. $90 billion of securities and other assets will remain in receivership i the federal deposit insurance corporation. the takeover comes after turmoil that began on march 9, when svb announced it was selling government bonds at significant losses to raise capital. a bank run ensued and regulators close the bank the following day. it's prompted calls for more

stringent regulation in the sector. >> if it ends up, that a stress test that would apply, to these midsized bank would've spotted this, i would add additional regulation. if this had been only a five blinged dollar bank, not a $200 billion bank, it should've spotted the fact that the management and the regulators miss basic banng 101, the interest rate mismatch. >> according to regulators, the failure of the tech startup lender will lead to an estimated $20 billion of losses for deposit insurance fund which will be paid for by banks. mark: that apparently orderly resolution to the u.s.'s big bank failure since 2008 has provided a major boost to markets. shares in first citizens closed around 50. 4% in new york san francisco based first republic, speculated to be the next victim of the crisis of confidence, its shares

finished up nearly 12%, as bloomberg reported, u.s. officials are thinking of expanding liquidity to regional banks. first republic is down 90% since. the beginning of the month major indexes overall struggle to gain ground overall, despite banking gains. the dow closing at .6%. the nasdaq closing, .5% as tech shares tumbled. banking optimism, with an export pause from iraq driving crude oil prices up. brent gaining more than 4%. wti more than 5% as traders see more than less demand, downside. there could be more shoes yet to drop, according to analysts. >> the banking is in a state of flux. further downside risk, even if it were to recover. i would not see any recovery in the banking sector lasting long-term through the next x to 12 months. even if we don't seeanks failing, certainly the valuation

of many of the world's major banks are likely to continue to deteriorate. >> finally, for business elements, twitter source code were open to open-source software. it cusses remove the post with twitter seeking a subpoena that would force the site to reveal any information as to the identity of the poster. elon musk, who acquired twitter for 44 billion dollars last october has signaled in an internal email that the company is worth less than half that amount. musk so the company had been on track to lose $3 billion per year, as advertisershe flood the network. he expects it to breakeven. saying he says a clear but difficult path to a to $50 billion valuation -- $250 billion valuation. difficult emphasis on the difficult. mark: all i can say is that since mr. musk bought it, i am

just bombarded by fake accounts asking me to invest in cryptocurrency. [laughter] about 5, 6, 10 a day, asking me to invest. crazy. something has changed. it doesn't seem to change for the better. just an observation. just an observation but nonetheless, proper observation. thank you very much indeed. truth or fake, good evening. in this addition, protests in france and some fake images, inevitably online. >> massive pension reform protests continuing throughout france, as a new day of strike actions planned for tomorrow. we've identified the truth from the fake of what is circulating online. we take a look at these two tweets that have been circulating on twitter. this one, with over 1.3 million

views, these are claims the polices with us, they lowered their shields and remove their helmet. they claim that simply step down in paris and joined the people. this user allegedly claimed france -- french law enforcement officials remove their helmets in support of protesters. that's take a look at this video. we see of roa police officers with their helmets down, and their shields down, in front of protesters. we have the second video, a bit longer, where we see these police officers walking through paris, alongside protesters that are falling -- following right behind them. users claim these law-enforcement enforcement officials were showing support for protesters, pension reform protesters in france. mark: there are about five pension reform protesters surfacing. are these videos real?

>> both videos did take place last week during these nationwide pension reforms in france, except these videos are out of context. we will show you the first video, it was filmed in nice, by journalist for a local daily news paper. she explains that this video was taken at the beginning afternoon on march 23 where she explains what we see is a a peaceful conversation between a law enforcement official and protesters, not a sign of solidarity, but with protesters from law enforcement officials. the second video we showed, taken in paris, it was not taken on march 23, it was taken on the evening before march 22. what we c is security forces -- we see is security forces escorting demonstrators that

gathered in the mall of paris. this gathering was stopped by law enforcement, before they arrived, as evidenced by a video that was posted on twitter. this video with similar images where we see several dozens of protesters, that are blocked by police officers, before being escorted back to the metro. police wanted to prevent new gatherings from taking place that day. mark: that group accounted about 11 people. there we go. that says it all. not everything is fake. not everything is fake. viral videos show some french people completely unmoved, unbothered by the protests. please explain. >> two videos, as impressive as they might seem, they are not fake. they are real. they took place during the french nationwide pension

protests thatook place last week. this one in france, where we see these restaurant clients completely unbothered, by a raging fire behind them in restaurant. the caption reads, france burns and clients eat calmly with fire from burning trash. a video that generated this viral meme onine, this is fine. this represents the french way of life. this video that was taken, where life goes on, despite these protests. you can see the bar clients sipping on wine, unbothered by the trash burning behind them. both restaurant in the viral memes were contacted by a check news. both the restaurants in the viral videos confirmed that this took place in the restaurants.

these videos are real. mark: as you might say, how very french. thank you very much. thank you. brian with the business, once again thank you. thank you very much for watching. do stay with us. live from paris. ♪ >> it is as if a devil had killed everything that was your. >> we revisit, a year after the option of the volcano that brought. >> it was there, it's difficult to see your whole life's work destroyed. we feel abandoned, cheated, excluded. >> i am more worried about the future than what has happened. i see the future in a dark way. >> i thinki everything goes -- i think if everything goes well in july, august, we will have a banana tree year. >> watch la pama, volcano

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03/27/23 03/27/23 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from new york, this is democracy now! >> what we're doing tonight this protesting the government. we are fighting for our democracy. amy: a general strike has largely shut down israel following a weekend of massive protests against benjamin netayahu's plan to overhaul the judiciary. in his firing