thank you thank. our. was thank you it was. thank god. a yellow vests protester loses his pounding clashes with police because the anti-government movement takes to the streets for thirteen consecutive weekends. close to the week's top stories venezuela's opposition leader says he hasn't ruled out calling for a u.s. military intervention to overthrow president but euro we spoke exclusively with

first that. and the syria struggles to rebuild after eight years of war r.t. looks at the trauma suffered by the country's children live has been done but you know it's. still. a very warm welcome you're watching the weekly here on our c.n.n. national with me. our top story france has been hit by a thirteenth weekend of yellow vest protests with clashes again breaking out in the capital one activist had most of his hands blown off by a crowd control grenade artie's raptly video agency recorded the often mass we should warn you some of the images are disturbing.

was. it too soon me or the national assembly and people were trying to force their way in the police arrived and threw grenades one hit the guy's leg and he tried to push it away with his hands as a reflex reaction and the grenade went off our says the child lost the front spoke with the father of the protester who lost his hand. on our suzi we stayed in the hospital until late night to find out what's going to happen with him he's lost everything from the wrist down then we met the ophthalmologist to talk about his eye he's only wasn't affected too much there's some superficial wounding but his hand is gone we'll file a complaint and then see what happens and check his mum does on a sunday and yesterday sebastian basically lost his hand in front of the national assembly he's crippled and he's a plumber he needs his hand to deal with basic daily stuff he's lost it because i

don't know if you understand how symbolic it is but sebastian lost his hand in front of the national assembly the house of the people and the government hasn't said a word they are concerned about the fact that the house of mr for iran the president of the national assembly was burned but it's just material resources while in front of the second residency of mr for iran the president of the national assembly a person has lost his hand although the acid attack mentions there on the home of the head of the national assembly wasn't directly linked to protestors similar tactics were used on saturday with several costs as a light the yellow vests rallies began last november ever rising living costs and quickly morphed into a broader anti-government protest campaign authorities estimate that more than fifty thousand people rallied nationwide on saturday four thousand of them in paris .

so what has the government done to try and stem these protests well president michael gave a big speech back in december where he announced that the minimum wage the civic would rise by a hundred jews a month he also said. people who were in businesses for the n.b.a. they wouldn't have to pay social contributions and that in tax and people over time would be in a similar situation no tax no social contributions on that and the government is in the middle of a national debate across france getting people together to air their concerns to talk about the things that matter to them so the government can decide whether to make the changes that people say or not however the jle asians have said this isn't enough for many well that the offers the concessions being given by present that go

on with too little too late and that's why they've kept coming out to the streets and now we're hearing that the protesters are going to change tactics permanently the government is becoming more and more repressive we denounce the extreme violence and the use of excessive force the authority is not seeking compromise but passing laws that limit our rights so we have collectively decided not to declare the time and place of demonstrations and powers from now on rule not be the partners in crime with the government there was the mention there of a law to limit right so what these relations are referring that series what's known as the anti who it was discussed recently by deputies the m.p.'s in the lower house in the national assembly and they've approved that now that law it's going to move on to the senate before it goes on the statute books but that law would essentially limit some of the individuals from going to protests if they deemed to be a public threat also part of the rule is the idea that if you cover your face going

into a protest even with the simple stuff you could be liable to up to a year in jail and a fine of fifteen thousand euros so many people claiming that this new law which is set to pass in the next few weeks here in france is actually contra against their civil liberties. i'm against this law because where is the proof that these are real hooligans the government can choose who's a hooligan and who's not going to sit. this law is against the marches it's to stop people rallying to scare people. with this war against the rioters crazy question i find it appalling i guess it's a complicated issue will they determine the real writers that's the real question or will they just pick up any little bastard i've seen just ordinary people who are going out to demonstrate who are peaceful people who cannot stand anymore to have the only answer from the government being violence that tomorrow they cannot cover

the face because police fired tear gas at them what type of democracy is this is this bill could. teach people from going to demonstrations because there is a doubt that they might bring troubles to the demonstrations this is minority report we're going to arrest people send them to jail because we think that maybe they may commit a crime this is just showing. over today and i think it's going to be more preferable to the streets to the internet to the social networks to denounce the system until until he leaves. it as well as self-proclaimed interim leader one has blamed the country's ongoing crisis on the vanity of the madeira government this is why don't we spoke exclusively to r.t. his short extracts from that interview i mean. millions of in the soil and skip support a nicolas maduro how are you planning to win them over let them here is out all we want is to be heard and for our plan for the country's restoration to be heard a future we're building together i've told you that recently just

a few days ago we had a meeting with ministers who worked on the chavez not under my door open on the chair of us today youth function members of the student movement were in attendance to let them hear as now let them hear is in the future but politics is notoriously full of good intentions what if you fail to make good on your promises to politics and life first and foremost it's about being attentive and then you can come good on those deeds actions on the delivery of humanitarian aid the protection of our us . the protection of our citizens the protection of newborn babies who should not have died in and so article a few days ago because the vanity of some people and there are only a few of them who don't even recognize this is a crisis which is recognized by the un and many other organizations. and we will be showing more of that interview on monday here nazi international this week we also spoke to venezuela's president nicolas maduro you can watch it in full i don't r.t. dot com here's a snippet of a there will be no war or military intervention and then it's well out of it but it

doesn't mean that we shouldn't get ready to fight for our land use every media outlet to urge the entire world heads of state heads of government or world leaders social movements and the international community to denounce these up sort steps donald trump is taking against venezuela and to stop him threaten us with a military intervention in venezuela has not surrendered and never will what's donald trump sconces belize against venezuela what is it do we have w m d's are we a threat to u.s. national security you know what the cost is belize here then is a well an oil and as well as resources natural gas diamonds or water our material wealth and the twenty first century and he's not the time for cannon fire and military threats you know the twenty first century should be a century of dialogue civilized behavior politics respect for god virtues peace

peaceful coexistence and finding peaceful diplomatic solutions to international conflicts dielike is the most important thing for venezuela it is a remark to. well most western countries now recognize one quiet though is interim leader of that as well but until recently he was an almost unknown figure as a looper trying to explain they've made him the new interim president but they haven't learned how to say his name. you know present one go you know one guido ok mr pompei oh my i have issues with spanish so you know. what you don't know it's probably not about the language it's just that a little while ago very few people knew. who. was even in meant as well. i had never heard that name before the first time i had about him was in social media when he declared himself president where you heard the barge one where you

just recently supposedly he's the other president of venezuela which i honestly think is a joke. whichever way during the first time i heard about why go was two years ago . i don't own this short while ago and when this political situation started. for those abroad who loathes nicolas maduro there's an easier last name to say if you've never heard of low poll the low because some very important people will definitely have. venezuela should allow lippold a lot as a political prisoner and husband of toting out of prison immediately this man's political ambitions have arranged for a mayor of caracas to the president's office his wife has made friends with world leaders as if she was part of let's say the g. twenty herself so why do we keep on hearing we've recognized why and why go as the new president instead of we've recognized hold a low because first of all he's now under house arrest after being in all kinds of

trouble with law enforcement but even his wife says that doesn't stop him from pulling the strings at home he works with all of the opposition everyone he speaks with her on going don't know who is not president and all of the members of popular will and members of all the parties the big ones and the little ones he's taking charge of uniting the opposition why dose says they're always in contact and always see eye to eye while even the american media is hinting mr why don't you could just be a pawn in someone else's hand according to the opposition party though he makes his own decisions your polo has been imprisoned for almost five years now so communication with him it's very difficult we have to stick with him so he's funny so i mean basically. gives ideas that decisions are being made by one and the rest of the. perhaps for those who are trying to overthrow

a government because of how authoritarian and corrupt it is admitting the whole show is being run by someone who could be a full on state department puppet is kind of dodgy we can leaks has spilled the beans on exchanges between us diplomats with step by step descriptions of how leopoldo lopez should rise to power by the way speaking of scandals lopez's wife was all over the news when a mountain of local cash worth sixty thousand bucks was found in her car. this money is to pay for my grandma who is hundred years old and has been hospitalized three days she has no insurance and a country word takes a suitcase full of all of our bills to buy a coffee no one out there protesting in the street has that kind of money so maybe someone like juan guardia oh without the awkward baggage is an easier sell. at least half of young people in syria have grown up knowing only war and many are

living with severe trauma as according to a report by the international charity unicef and aussie curry met with children who grew up in areas controlled by extremists you can watch the full show in r.t. dot com here's part of it now. in the pursuit of this with. the. clue sometimes. it's. not about any of notable or as i'm ok. and. as i don't want to write anything at all in it women about that have. never been to visit later. she still must execute.

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award a small swarm whether they're born in months past what do you know how did. murphy . meanwhile in iraq many youngsters have grown up in similar circumstances a group of russian children who spent time in a baghdad prison with their mothers have been brought back to moscow this video from the russian emergencies ministry shows them arriving at a moscow airport there are twenty seven children in total aged between four and thirteen the exact details of how they ended up in iraq are unclear but it's believed that many of them were brought there by their radicalized parents all of them are being resettled in the homes of relatives. now that is an unusual addition

on donald trump's list of the big threats facing america and twenty nineteen you can find out what it is after the break. what politicians do something to. put themselves on the line. to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president. for something i want to.

get it right. it's like the four three in the morning people. are interested in the lives of. their. welcome back no one expected the u.k.'s exit from the european union to be easy but this week the blocks leaders really turned up the heat on britain's greg says he is issuing some extraordinary criticism comedy of sorts that don't say himself would appreciate. the.

us. thank . you that i've been a critic what that special place. looks like for those who promoted back to it without even a sketch of a plot of how to cut rates safely. this devilish year a maniac is doing his best to keep the united kingdom found by the chains of bureaucracy in control i hope i'm not going to help but if i do that is a decision for the lord almighty and not for the president of the european council we have been in an unholy democratic hell since nine hundred seventy three chained

to brussels time to break free. i praise that has been just the language that he used yesterday which was not helpful and widespread dismay in the united kingdom. i believe you now have and i have never seen the out of a few hundred times i was. the do my job here it's out of the to. thank you. thanks. for the tightly.

thanks. during his highly anticipated state of the union address on tuesday donald trump outlined some of the threats he believes america is facing among them illegal immigration terrorism and socialism and with income inequality continuing to grow in the u.s. left wing ideas do seem to be on the rebound the scale of more pain reports. now those who watch donald trump state of the union address would have a hard time missing one particular moment the topic of socialism america will never be a socialist country. not mild words at all and it's not the first time the trump has raised the specter of socialism all nations of the world should resist socialism. and the misery that it brings to everyone. but the socialists they say that he's just afraid of

their rising popularity i have thought it was fabulous because it shows that we've gotten under his skin and he has no vision for this country everything is about what he doesn't want everything is about the boogie man and they've got a point after all bernie sanders is one of the most popular politicians in the country but. it's not only republicans that are fearing the rise of socialism you've also got the establishment in the blue corner concerned as now at this point a majority of democrats say that socialism is the way forward for america where we can say one of the things this is to ensure is that democrats socialism is the said in the party be ready now. and that is your vision perhaps. i do accept any characterization that the party presented by the republicans trump

media going as far as printing guidelines on how to inoculate your children against the rising ideological danger. so we decided to go out to the district here in new york that elected alexandria cacio cortez the rising star of democratic socialism and we decided to see how people here feel about the ideology that went pretty far in defining the twentieth century and why do you think people here voted for her by the vote of her because she was pretty who she would have are because he's charismatic and i think they also voted for because of the change from the guy that was in it before who's very much like embedded a lot of people are afraid to show up so i mean anything to rear away from what

trump is doing i think to feel people feel more confident about what's going on you know trump recently said the usa will never be a socialist country do you agree with him. i guess so yeah i think he's right. i don't see that happening in states being great now we know anything that comes out of his mouth is a complete obvious that was all world so if he says america will never be so it was going through i feel very good nor going to miracle will become a socialist country are you afraid of socialism. will. to some extent year i don't think it will be appropriate for this country a lot of little too much pot its size because i could be afraid of it no no we also got a chance to speak with journalist dan was there dan can you tell me is socialism no longer a dirty word in american politics was a dirty word still in certain quarters but it's more acceptable now in other quarters and it was a few years ago and has to bernie sanders and. alexandria ocasio cortez now do you

think it is possible that bernie sanders might run against trump there saying he's the most likely to be trump is it possible that we could get a trump versus sanders ticket in the upcoming election i think it's very possible but i don't watch for the predictions but it is very possible yes and is that something the democratic party leadership is afraid of the thing they're out there terrified of that i think that if that happens every democratic politician in the country would running for cover. as a member of sanders is not a democrat just as trump is not really a republican so we'll have to have a non-democratic versus not republican and everyone in between just just hiding their head in the sand and try to forget gore what's going on for a long time it seemed like the s. word was almost profanity and we see the establishment trying to stoke up the same old fears once again however it seems like in twenty nineteen socialism is back on the table for debate came up and r.t. new york. russia's ambassador to the u.s. not down with r.t.

this week speak about the stumbling blocks existing between the two countries as well as areas where the interests do allow for close cooperation. i am if treaty is the deal with the security of european countries and the russian federation i know if is not good with the security of the united states for me it's clear if united states decides to deploy. in europe it will be a crisis of security for european countries of course we will find solutions we will fine. we'll all home ice united states did to solve dairies issue in that region and we are a dear to cooperate together we are looking very attentively at the situation in this country because. tragical stand between is i was biggest. there three german and we see some. troops appeared on the border between

alliance and going to stand and of course my we are very much concern what is going on. we really appreciated all efforts and made by united states in these regards and we already took operate together to find a solution how to from one side to dismantle nuclear program of north korea and at the same time to eastend sion and to ease sanctions against the government of north korea. i don't understand why russian from so why germany or western countries have to be punished for these economic project it's not position of the russian federation but it is position of other west on the european countries who can see there that this project is very useful. there is nothing in

policy in the site of this. project that was all the headlines for this hour join us again in about thirty minutes. the country has gone into a nihilistic fever. thank you. and get out the traveling across america to find what makes america the schalit is the genius of this place the special american hero this is it we've come a point much on what is done so we always are on the current system. called culture is moving forward. we're starting west with is going to headed east into the swamp we're going into the belly of the beast i think i want to leave now doesn't do any more ground on them it may be completely different but end of this year.

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