elaine cobbe is in paris. >> protests in france turned violent this weekend as rioters again clashed with police. that followed a tense standoff last thursday as almost a million people took part in demonstrations nationwide against sweeping reforms aimed at stream lining an unyielding pengs system that is almost a billion dollars in the red. transport services were hit hard bringing the country to a stand still. the french rail authority warns the situation could get dangerous tomorrow and recommends travelers chaj their plans. the union's voted to continue the strike actions through monday and there are more nationwide demonstrations planned for tuesday. this is the weekend when the french traditionally start their christmas shopping. but store owners australian the country and christmas markets like this one are concerned they will lose money if the strikes continue as people can't get around. >> this is strike is not good for us, for tus is very important and we would have many more people. >> many see these protests as a rejection of french president emmanuel macron's policies.

elaine cobb is in paris. >> reporter: protests in france turned violent this weekend as rioters againshed with police. that followed a tense standoff last thursday as almost a million people took part in demonstrations nationwide against sweeping reforms aimed at streamlining an unwieldy pension system that is almost $3 billion in the red. transport services were hit hardest, bringing the country to a stand still. the french rail authority warned the situation could get dangerous tomorrow and recommend travelers change their plans. the unions voted to continue the strike action through monday, and there are more nationwide demonstrations planned for tuesday. this is the weekend when the french traditionally start their christmas shopping, but store owners around the country and stall holders at christmas markets like this one are concerned they lose money if the strikes continue, if people can't get around. >> the strike is not good for us. for us, it's very important, and i thought we would have many more people. >> reporter: many see these protests as a rejection of french president