the eiffel tower is an absolute must see. not as old as the eiffel tower but just as french is the do shovel my guide alex is going to show me the sights in one. alex you're going to show me the highlights what what's included well we're going to go to see the google. earth. we've passed the famous museum with the pyramid and head on to the possible until. you see the top of the clump. and finally i catch a glimpse of the notre dame cathedral and the fire damage to it. alex tells me i definitely ought to try wasters here in terms. of. time for that so maybe i will tell you how it's done you remove the oyster from the shell and then you swallow it. straight taste. if you like to go. they may be an acquired taste but oysters are my call unary tip for paris the city's most famous boulevard starts at the dock to tell you all over again here that it is a. goal that is a. song. you. may wish. a special thing to do in the evening is go to campbell ray. the parody like tom was also build by good stuff i feel it's one of the city's ol

chinese currency this way they don't spend all their time in the stores enough time to visit the eiffel tower and the arc de triomphe in other. presion monument any possible meanwhile pfizer. i think you're seeing these call my guys on diverse a flying that offering how the keeping up with the times. national school. i think there are two main trends for department store. the first trend is to offer more places to economist that allows customers to stay longer in the department store. that's the first tres get a second trend is that there are more andnd moe services to make life as easy as possible for customers. so you have click and collect. that's when you place an order online and you pick it up in the store. you also have personal shoppers to give you

it shut down the eiffel tower as well. stories could go on for some time, with people saying it could last until christmas. francis transportation system is bearing the brunt of the strike with trains, buses, metros, a ad trams drastically reduduced, if not shut down altogether. for the latest in paris, let's go to the gare du nord trade station in the north of the city. what is happening there now? at this timeally of the day, the gare du nord is a bustling transport hub. you might be able to see it behind me, but it is pretty empty today. it is quite surprising. you can see the tumbleweed in the station. it seems like the end of the world in paris, because there is so little transport. clearly, people anticipated this strike day. our agenda foron quite some time. people have worked from home, or some people left several houours earlier than they usually do, to try to catch the few trains and buses that are running today. were a couple of tourists who were caught off guard. people who wanted to visit the are full tower to

byzantine decal la the lafayette where i am now ranks second off to the eiffel tower in terms of annualsits in numbers. as you can see that very much in the christmas spirit him further other department stores there is the prompt all just next door across town this be age three. and the ball mekë shape what is take a closer look now at the history of these monuments to shopping. which first with the business in the mid to late nineteenth century. names bring back memories of paris and- in the mid nineteen th century department stores developed a long signs the industrial revolution. bring customers and goods to the sixty. in eighteen fifty two alleys de bluesy kohës than in there for you. the entire shop with the ambition of turning it into a fost mode in store success with the media. in just twenty years the number of shop assistants rose from thirteen to four thousand and turnover was multiplied by a hundred a and eighty. one murder itit was the first ever modern department store it was a truly magical place with amazing service art gallery shows expected we serve refreshments to cust

over the 2nd time this month the eiffel tower in paris has been forced to close because the staff who operate it have gone on strike for the closures part of a long running national dispute over pension benefits president manuel mccall wants to overhaul a pension system that allows train drivers and other people under special pension regimes to retire while they're still in their fifty's the strike led to further measuring for commuters and tarus as they face their 13th straight day of disruption and with christmas approaching fast holiday makers worry the strikes could spoil their travel plans take a look at the french government wants to merge 42 existing pension schemes into one workers want to hold on to their retirement packages some with privileges like early retirement and generous benefits that's the case for most transportation workers and they're at the center of the current strike. in paris only 2 metro lines are running frustration is high among passengers at a few stations with a service. i'm clearly flat out. and now i'm stuck at god you know i have to get to the 15th i

sanctions speaking to us last week for the 2nd time this month the eiffel tower in paris has been forced to close because the staff were operated of on strike the closure is part of a long running national dispute over pension benefits president in money where mccrone wants to overhaul a pension system that allows train drivers and other people under special pension regimes to retire while they're still in their fifty's strike alleged to further mystery for commuters and tourists as they faced their 13th straight a day off destruction. of the us economy is doing well these days but it's seen its share of ups and downs and during one such down periods some smaller towns were looking for a way to counter the painful experience of economic decline by going all out german or what they thought was typical german from lido was until christmas markets knocked off of area in america a successful local economic strategy let's take a look. welcome to have a georgia escape for almost 3000000 visitors here all. quite literally crossing this bridge into a made up a barrier which. pelham has just $250

pushed by the french president emanuel macron transport across france stopped, schools and the eiffel tower closed american tourists hit. >> i feel a little bit frustrated and i spent a lot of money. >> reportech threatening s. to cripple the country and economy. more strikes are planned ests saturday this is a battle of will that could make or break the french government and its president. lester >> bill neely in paris tonight, thank you. >>> a disturbing photo led to the suspension of a number of government employees in west virginia the image shows a training class of 30 correctional officers appearing to give a nazi solute. jim justice condemned the photo and ordered the firing of everyone involved. >>> the nbc news exclusive on ride sharing giant uber after years of being dogged by safety concerns and sexual assault allegations against some of the drivers, the company is going public here tonight with what it calls a comprehensive report addressing those that. ns and >> reporter: uber upended how we get from point a to point b but as the ride share company has grown, so, too have accou

even the eiffel tower was forced to close. french president says the pension system needs to be streamlined to make it fairer and save public money. major test for a emmanuel macron because he made reforming the pension system one promises.paign so if he gives in to the protesters and scraps his political will be a failure. so far, the french president is showing no signs of backing down. >> since the beginning of its mandate, the government has reforms that many would have believed would be almost impossible. but they managed to push them through, despite the challenges and risks. reporter: macron may not want to make concessions. but if the disruption continues, he may have to rethink. areough most people expected to return to work this say, some transport workers they won't give up their fight and will continue to strike. al jazeera, paris. a professoraryay is at the university of london. he says even though the pension haven't beens ironed out, people are still concerned. >> i think macron has been, so far, very cautious,

heightened security at eiffel tower in paris is not deterring these american tourists. >> you can't let that stuff stop you from getting out and explores the world. >> reporter: in new york's times square, police are expecting more than a million people to crowd into the surrounding city blocks to watch the iconic ball drop. >> come out and have a great time and you will be very safe in times square. >> reporter: last-minute preparations have the waterford crystal ball ready to shine. science teachers and students will help flip the switch to ring in the new year. >> i never knew i would have the opportunity to stand up and press the button for the new york ball to fall. >> reporter: in chagrin false, ohio, popcorn takes the place of crystals. >> we haven't tested all systems yet, so we hope it's going to fly. >> reporter: its creator says the popcorn ball, which was 90 pounds last year, has been beefed up to 230 pound this time around. and the teachers and students who are going to be helping with the countdown, helping with the ball drop, are all from new york's public schools, and th

travel was disrupted andost trains cut to thousands of homes, some flights were canceled, and the eiffel tower indian prime minister narendra modi has again defendehis new citizenship law despite protests against the spreay.ng the countr he says protesters should stoped what he call guerilla politics, and is accused his opponents of stoking fear amongst muslims. three neighboring ies havem to citizenship but not if they are muslim. doors working with refugees and migrants on the greek island of less post told the bbc theye are seeing m children self harming and attempted suicide. there has been a spike in refugees arriving in recent months. most are fleeing war. 18,000 people are living on the maria camp on lesbos,o built house just 2000. you mathfindhe details i report upsetting. reporter: thiis no place for a child, and yet the campus home to more than 7000 of them. the vast majority of these ilen have fled war-torn countries, and arrived here in europe, placed supposey of humanity, safety, and security. at the nearby children's clinics, and mental health emerncy is unfolding. a 17ear-old bo

trains 't running, electricity was cut to thousands of homes, some flights were canceled, and the eiffel tower- shut. the indian prime minister has spain defended his new citizenship law e protests against the spreading the country. narendra modi says ptesters ould stop what he called guerilla politics, and has accused his opponents of stoking fear amost muslims. the law gives immigrants from three neighboring countries have -- a path to citizenship but not if they are muslim. pope francis has changed the way the catholic church deals with cases of sexual abuse involving clergy. officials had long justified a practice that they said protected the primacy oficms -- privacy of the victims and reporter: sweeping away another plank of the church bureaucracy that hase hindered ght against clergy sex abuse. critics have long maintained that the pontifical s hret provideddy shield for bishops who did not want the church's records scrutinized. now pope francis says it will no longer apply to abuse involving minors. the change was a key demand of two papal allies at a february summit at the vatice, inc

and the newly constructed eiffel tower . artist to loosely track frequented the moon on rouge and depicted star dancer a good year. later writer colette would kiss a woman on stage in a show that was promptly banned. thank you. on rouge lives from the scandals to this day but it's become risk averse. the show is now mainstream entertainment and a big money spinner. 600000 international visitors flock to paris to see it each year. a the artistic director janet farrow ensures the dancing is 1st rate she wants performed on the move on stage herself. sometimes she misses the spirit of those early years and tries to do something more daring. even if it's for something a special goller event or a television i go home it's so different let's be brave. they've nobody wants to take a risk and if you don't take a risk it may not what you don't take some risks you kill creation. even still the moulin rouge dancers raise hackles by dawn and her colleagues are constantly told that their work denigrates women betrays them as sexual object

the eiffel tower closed and half the nation's schools closed in a test of will with the president, emmanuel trying to replace the very generous retirement plans where most can retire at 52. there were a few arrests and minor clashes. we're back after the break. >>> you can always find our team on social media. this is a photo that robert handa shared on twitter capturing a rainbow in the bay area yesterday. be sure to follow nbc bay area on facebook, twitter and instagram and tag us in those weather pictures when it starts rolling through. >> they say it is the christmas song to end all songs. mariah carey's "all i want for christmas" is 25 years old. it was the hit single off her '94 album. it's been on youtube, seen more than 584 million times. about the same number of times spotify -- it streamed on spotify, 520 million. >> for a half billion. >> that's amazing. >> check out marcus washington hosting last night's first-ever christmas tree lighting at san francisco's new chase cent a little taller than marcus. it is the largest one in san francisco this year. even taller than the chase ce

i can security at the eiffel tower in paris is not deterring these american tourists. >> you can't let that stuff stop you from getting out and exporting the world. >> here in new york city's times square, police are expecting more than 1 million people to pack the surrounding city blocks to what the iconic ball drop. >> come out and have a great him. you will be very safe times square. >> reporter: last-minute preparations have the or waterford crystal ball ready to shot. science teachers and students will help flip the switch to ring in the new year. >> i will be given on the opportunity to stand up on stage and press the button. >> reporter: in chagrin falls, ohio, popcorn takes the place of crystals. >> we have not tested all systems yet. so we hope it is going to fly. >> reporter: its craters say the popcorn ball has been beefed up to 230 pounds this time around. laura podesta, cbs news. >>> that popcorn looks cool. ou want to stick with us. report on the preparations underway right here in the bay area coming up in the next half hour. >>> time now is 4:41. >>> still ahead on kpix

french labor unions one day of strikes me and the pleasure of schools tourist attractions the eiffel tower and other public services actually comes on the 13th day of protests against the government's controversial pension reform plans. british prime minister barak's johnson plans to introduce laws to prevent any further extension of the u.k.'s that withdrawal from the european union it would block any attempt to extend the bracks a transition here in the on december 2020. there been fresh clashes in india between demonstrators and police over a controversial new law to citizenship to religious minorities fleeing persecution in neighboring countries but does not apply to muslims opponents say it violates india's secular constitution. of pope francis has announced sweeping changes to the way the roman catholic church deals with cases of sexual abuse by abolishing secrecy laws of the role known as papal secrecy will no longer apply in accusations trials and decisions involving the sexual abuse but confidentiality will still apply and critics had accused the church of using paypal secrecy as

with the eiffel tower in paris ready to shine, police in the city of lights are also on high alert. a resolution to protect as the world rings in a new year. >> seeing all of the fireworks makes us wonder whether or not we'll see the fireworks here along the embarcadero and elsewhere, vianey. >> that is a good question. we are going to see cloud cover rolling in, but i think we're okay for the embarcadero. inland valley, fog expected to roll in. but right now, come on, look at this beautiful view of the bay area. and showing up and showing out for the last day of 2019. so what are your current temperatures as you head out of the door? we woke up to the 40s and now in the 50s. 56 in san jose. and remain in the 50s. so toward the afternoon, that is one thing you notice. but i want to show you how the rest of the nation is doing because sh spots are tracking rain and including seattle. we have some snow expected in through denver and then up through the boston area. they have late rain overnight. but the east coast there where the ball drop is, they are not tracking any rain tonight an

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tonight the eiffel tower is closed along with much of france across the country people are protesting plans to change the rules of retiring but this is about more than fears of having to work longer only to have a smaller pension this is about who agrees today to pay the big bill for 2 more golf in berlin this is the day. of the top.

tonight the eiffel tower is closed along with much of france across the country people are protesting plans to change the rules of retiring but this is about more than fears of having to work longer only to have a smaller pension this is about who agrees today to pay the big bill for 2 more. berlin this is the day. i'm 40 years old and i've always paid into my pension but that trickiness there are many of the solutions to this reform. he said the dished out by my free time myself in 10 years' time and i'm not sure i'll be able to survive on what my clone is proposing. taking off that is it could this is i want to save money and who is the $1.00 class who pay the price that's unacceptable not. just to keep your pension is who already can barely afford to eat but didn't have enough to make ends meet and this reform will make things worse. also coming up anti vax or messaging on social media is being blamed for driving a deadly measles epidemic on some o. where children are now paying the price. i'm up as children are dying in front of and front of a minute front of other families in the

tourist sites shut down tonight, including the eiffel tower. that country at a standstill. demonstrators claiming the french way of leitch is at risk. many blaming president emmanuel macron. more protests are planned tomorrow. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this thursday. the major alzheimer's headline. the new drug. does it hold promise in slowing down the disease? what we learned today. >>> also, disturbing video tonight. the moment a woman deputy is tackled. she opens fire to get the suspect off her, accidentally shooting the suspect's mother nearby. >>> the major lawsuit over a motorcycle crash on the highway. the biker hit by another car then careens into a truck and what a jury has now decided tonight. >>> and the new report this evening about smartphone injuries caused by distracted driving, walking and texting and the numbers are stunning and the age group. a lot more news ahead tonight. stay tuned. >>> we turn next tonight to that disturbing video of a woman deputy tackled, trying to arrest a suspect. she opens fire to get the suspect of

also tonight, france is on edge, and the eiffel tower shut down.est nationwide strike in years closed schools and disrupted transportation across the country. workers are staging a walkout against president macron's plans to overhaul france's retirement system. protests are mostly peaceful, but police fired tear gas at small groups of rioters. there is new debate tonight over a drug that aims to be the first medication to slow mental decline from alzheimer's disease. well, today, the drug maker, biogen, said its alzheimer's drug deserves serious consideration from the f.d.a. biogen recently stopped testing the drug after determining that it wasn't effective, but in a reversal, the company says new evidence presented today shows the drug can possibly slow alzheimer's by removing harmful plaque from the brain. up next, what you didn't know about civil rights icon rosa parks. icon rosa parks. ♪ ♪ ♪ 2020 ford escape. it's got an available head-up display. adaptive cruise control with stop-and-go. and ford co-pilot360 technology. looks like someone got

through the streets and it was like that scene in the movie french kiss where they've never seen the eiffel towerand finally driving to the airport, remember, we turned and there it was. [laughter] he's been working on this book for 15 years. did you interview all the justices, how long did you interview and what do you do when you have 15 plus years, what is your agenda? >> before you answer, but we tell you -- [laughter] they came to see me and said there are people that want to write about your life, so why don't you make as your official biography people you really trust. i certainly trusted wendy and went for the first time in history it became possible for the courts to accept in the equal protection clause meant that women were people = church and then. [applause] so i knew the strategies were pretty much the same and she understood what they were trying to accomplish. when we came to her to talk about it she sat us down at a table and on the table there was a stack of documents and opinions and other things about this high and she said here is a little something that you might want to loo

weren't running, electricity was cut to thousands of homes, some flights were cancelled and the eiffel tower meeting since his re—election as prime minister, borisjohnson has promised to work "flat out" to deliver on the promises he has had made to the british people. he also wants parliament to prevent extending the brexit transition period beyond december 31st next year. taiwan's foreign minister has called on the rest of the world to stand with the island democracy as it faces increasing diplomatic and economic pressure from china. in an exclusive interview with the bbc, foreign minister joseph wu said the world is waking up to the increasing threat to taiwan from the totalitarian state next door. he's been speaking to our asia correspondent, rupert wingfield—hayes. the chinese government face a very serious dilemma in dealing with the hong kong issue. 0n the one hand, they are not able to promise the protesters those free elections or other demands or doing an independent investigation on the police violence. and on the other hand, if the chinese government decides that is going to march

fire burns at subways as tour sites such as the eiffel tower were shut down. >>> back in this country a reminder of the danger that road workers face every day. this video from iowa shows an out-of-control driver speeding toward a worker who managed to jump over a barrier to avoid that crash while helping someone who was broken down. we're told he suffered an arm injury. the teen driver who crashed faces multiple charges. >>> in houston a home security camera captured what appears to be a meteor -- look at that -- shooting across the sky. this was early thursday morning shortly before sunrise. a similar flash was reported over parts of oklahoma and louisiana. >> make a wish. >>> time now for a look at your weather for this friday morning. >>> and a good morning to you. we are we go, talking about the wet weather across the west. another round with a slow moving low pressure system here from san francisco up the i-5 to medford. we're talking about a soaking rainfall here and some localized flooding is possible. along the coast we're looking at several inches of rain and, get this, pote

unions are holding a day of strikes leading to the closure of schools tourist attractions like the eiffel tower and other public services i've actually comes on the 13th day of protests against the government's controversial pensions before the plant. in india seen fresh clashes between demonstrators and police over a controversial new law it offers citizenship to religious minorities fleeing persecution in neighboring countries but does not apply to muslims per se it violates the country's secular constitution. that's a pakistan where of course the sentence the country's former president pervez musharraf to death he was found guilty of high treason for suspending the constitution in 2007 he ruled the country from 1999 to 2008 after leading a bloodless military coup against a civilian government. and the sentence has been a long time coming for former pakistani president pervez musharraf seen here at a court hearing in 2013. the verdict guilty of treason the sentence of death. sharp's lawyer rejected the court's decision calling on pakistanis to stand by the former ruler i said this this good c

disruption across the city there was little public transport and most schools were shots even the eiffel tower was forced to close the french president says the pension system needs to be streamlined to make it fairer and safe public money the strike saw a major test for emanuel micron because he made reforming the pension system $1.00 of his campaign promises 3 think gives in to the protesters in scotland is reform it will be a political failure of the so far the french president is showing no sign of backing down this analyst says macro has a track record of controversial reforms. getting its mandate the government has passed several reforms that many would have believed would be almost impossible but they managed to push them through despite the challenge. isn't risky. michael may not hold to make concessions but if the disruption continues he may have to rethink although most people are expected to return to work this week some transport workers say they won't give up their fight and will continue to strike. out just they were powerless. now croatian police have wrongly deported 2 nigerian

and tourists were disappointed to find parisien landmarks like the eiffel tower had been closed for the sightseeing today was not the day to do it. more than 800,000 people are estimated to have joined demonstrations in a0 cities across france including marseilles, lyon and nantes — but that figure doesn't include paris where a further quarter of a million people have been protesting. they say they're angry at being forced to retire later orface reduced pensions — under government plans for a universal points—based system. president macron is trying to simplify france's pension system, which currently has 42 different schemes. france currently puts 1k per cent of its gdp into pensions — making it the third—biggest spender among developed nations, behind greece and italy. france's official retirement age has been raised in the last decade from 60 to 62, but remains one of the lowest among developed nations — in the uk, for example, the state pension age will be 66 from next year. mr macron‘s new plan aims to reward employees for each day worked, awarding points that would later be transf

weren't running, electricity was cut to thousands of homes, some flights were cancelled and the eiffel towerered a tv presenter to pay over $27,000 in damages to a woman who accused him of rape in a high—profile case that's gripped the country. shiori ito, a film—maker and activist was seeking compensation from noriyuki yamaguchi in a civil case, alleging that he raped her after inviting her to dinner to discuss a job opportunity in 2015. she released a book about her case in 2017, the year she broke her silence. he denied any wrongdoing and filed a counter case, but the court has rejected his demand for damages. we should say the man denied any wrongdoing. he filed a counter case and the court has rejected that in is claim for damages. as you say, noriyuki yamaguchi has always denied wrongdoing and says the sex was consensual, that he had to take a back to his hotel room because she was too drunk. i have to say though that that fact she was awarded this damages payment, the amount isn't a lot but it is highly unusual for a rape victim to speak publicly. in fa ct, rape victim to speak public

weren't running, electricity was cut to thousands of homes, some flights were cancelled and the eiffel tower meeting since his re—election as prime ministrer, borisjohnson has promised to work "flat out" to deliver on the promises he has had made to the british people. he also wants parliament to prevent extending the brexit transition period beyond december 31st next year. a court in tokyo has ordered a prominent tvjournalist to pay over $27,000 in damages to a woman who accused him of rape in 2017. shiori ito, a film—maker and activist was seeking compensation from noriyuki yamaguchi in a high—profile civil case. she broke her silence about the case in 2017. he denies any wrongdoing. mariko 0i joins me now. we should say he brought a cou ntercla i m we should say he brought a counterclaim for damages, and the court through that out. that's right. mr yamaguchi has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, saying the sex was consensual and he had to ta ke sex was consensual and he had to take her back to his hotel room because she was too drunk and he has filed a counterclaim which the court rejecte