good to have you with us. protests have erupted across france after president manuel mccullin's government use special powers to ram through his controversial pension reforms without a boat by parliament. opinion polls show about 2 thirds of people in france opposed to legislation. i tear gas and water cannon on the historic plastic concord at the heart of the french capital. the introduction of an unpopular pension spill in the french national assembly has brought fire and fury to the streets of paris and cities across france. protesters through cobblestones and shot flares of police and there were hundreds of arrests. they're angry at bill pushed through parliament, which raises the retirement age by 2 years to $64.00. 0, if we could agree of among complete government must understand that were not in the streets for fun and that the future of france will be built by us. and the economy is built by us and for it to work when we need good conditions. where we down to work for too long of a year, 60 years is largely sufficient. and where we are paid correctly. women as well as men, if i'm c

city. tens of thousands of people in france have gone on strike in protest against president manuel mccullin's pension reforms. police say more than 200 demonstrations were arrested and 155 offices injured in confrontations. people are angry and the president falls through a bill of raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 without a vote in parliament. the chrome says the changes necessary to sustain the pension system. latasha butler report. some protesters burn bins and clash with police in paris during a demonstration that was otherwise peaceful. thousands of students and public sector workers once again in the st. angry with french president emmanuel, my horse pension reform. it is government's decision to force it through parliament by decree was critical down among may be the government is finally starting to hear that many french people are against this reform and against makram for not listening. as the reform raises the retirement age from 62 to 64, which we don't want and forcing it to parliament proves that there is no more democracy in france. protests as wanted government to scrap

mccullin's government and other people in the parliament. of course the people in the strait. why is pension reform so important to manuel michel? well, you could argue in i 62 as the minimum retirement age is not that high really. but when you look at, at what age, the french really effectively retired rather on 63 and, and also many people retire later at and later at a later age, the francis kind of in the middle field in europe and the french really feel that my car is attacking the heart of their social security system as even the experts who are supposed to argue in favor of this form said in their report, you know, you can carry out a reform or not according to your political preferences. so martin has not can convince the french that this reform is necessary and they don't want the reformatory. lisa, thank you very much, shar correspondent lisa louis. they're in paris. take a look at a few other stories making headlines around the world. today. the death toll of sir of cyclone fretting has risen to more than 400 across southern africa with over 300 dead in malawi alone. rescuers are still discovering more bodies. the tro