Im 40 years old and ive 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 im not sure ill 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 thats unacceptable not. Just to keep your pension is who already can barely afford to eat but didnt 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. Im up as children are dying in front of and front of a minute front of other families in the intensive care unit. To our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome we begin the day with the french protesting today over a future that everyone agrees will be expensive but no one agrees on who will pick up the tab across france today workers went on strike angry over president microns plans to reform the nations Pension Systems retirement age in france is 62 and the state pensions are generous and the number of retirees is just getting bigger where you can do the math and you can see the problem president says that reform is the only way to confront a prohibitively expensive future now that was the argument that president Jacques Chirac offered back in 1995 the last time that the french president attempted to touch pensions 3 weeks of strikes then forced the government to give up nothing changed is president looking at history repeating itself. A sea of strikers its the largest mobilization across france in decades this time its all about Pension Reforms for future generations. Can already barely afford to eat. Who dont have enough to make ends meet and this reform will make things worse all cindy said the mission i buy my free time myself in 10 years time and im not sure ill be able to survive on what mccall is proposing is that simple. However by thursday afternoon scenes from Paris City Center showed increasing violence groups of protesters smashed store windows and clashed with police among them members often Anarchist Group the socalled black bloc the violence made visible to frustration many strike supporters feel with the french government. And they keep it off that is a good and he says they want to save money and so is the 1. 00 class who pay the price of the cuts on acceptable thats a fact if theres money then the people in power that capitalists have to pay it off they know how to find money for not for the deals that have turned the world upside down and they want us to pay you but we dont agree with that you went on in the political. The general strike was called by trade unions to protest the governments plans for pension reform many fear it would increase their work time and reduce their pensions to strike has received widespread support. Several forces united for this its really big tara students says 5 and doctors lawyers and yellow vests like me. Union say they might extend the strike as far as monday. With lisa lui spent the day on the streets of paris talking to protesters and she told us why so many people refuse to accept pension reform plans. Well the people are here today in paris and other cities of france of this the to demonstrate against him on my cost the president s pension reform there our worry that when they get to retire one point all the children get to retire that there will be nothing that left that he will actually squeeze pension so much that people wont be able to make ends meet i have been telling me that theyre really concerned that the government seems to be taking more money away from those who are already struggling to make ends meet instead of taking it from the rich thats why theyre here today demonstrators whove come to demonstrate against the pension reform peacefully have also voiced their concerns to me that you know if there are too many violent clashes that might actually distract from what theyre asking for and the government could then say oh these people are violent she shouldnt go and to not to demonstrate and thats a glimpse like that whats really happening here today. There was the so was there reporting from. Parents are here at the big table with me now is luke andre he is a french journalist based here in berlin and the correspondent with rodeo france its good to see you again i want to kind of ask you if this is the the reality in france the french can retire at 62 their pensions are calculated with very generous formulas and do is this about a growing aging population and Senior Citizens insisting that they not be forced to sacrifice anything in their old age its a bit more complicated than that actually got a jewel system. Mainly for the private sector your pension is calculated on the best 25 years in the public thinks so is the best the last 6 months is and now with. The reform to a single Pension System in. The Public Sector there are some spatial systems into the Public Sector but not on the there are 42 special pensions instance the look to news and the ngos it could be explained that people working in those fields. Chook maybe low wages with the perspective of better pension and when the rules are changed me the way. They are kind of angry what would be the solution that if we talk about just that that aspect of it what about a gradual change then so that the impact is is not you know black and white that its alter thats part of the negotiation. That takes place now and next week the Prime Minister is about to announced some more details in exactly the gradual you have the reform is one of the very matters that he can play on the reports to go and say that there is from should take place from 2025 to 5 years but you could stretch it out the Prime Minister was at the beginning open to introduce. Only for people coming into the labor market like postponing by 40 years basically which wards declined so there would be something in the middle but thats one part of the negotiation you know the last time we sold strikes like this was in 1905 and of course it was Pension Reforms that brought people out on the streets the government backed down and they said ok were not going to do anything did they miss an opportunity then to begin gradual changes that could have maybe even been completed by now i mean was that a missed opportunity for sure for sure remember a shock was elected maybe 95 the demonstration took place in the full 95 until 2007 it did no major reform on anything just minority from on the Pension System but that was the turning point of its presidency and now weve gone to. President he was on the front page of Time Magazine a few months ago. Theres talk about him resetting the presidency in france i mean. Can he do that or will this break him thats 1000000. 00 the like mission but thats was one of his major complaint promises to do finally this Pension System reform so its kind have to do it maybe in a way thats socially acceptable maybe to stretch it but if it has nothing on that then you will have a not a lot of presents 2022 reelected well see whos willing to stretch the most in france moving forward look andrea as always we appreciate your analysis thank you. Well still to come on the day britains general election now just a week away will it be another referendum on braggs its were going to look at how remainders the people who are against drugs that are waging their own information war to keep the u. K. In the european you led by the on his kid is going to be out every day trying to get the message out to people the boss said. Lunacy and hypocrisy. In the South Pacific state of samoa has gone into walk down as it carries out a mass vaccination against measles of its population of 200000 people and more than 16 and smoked of them children have died since the start of the epidemic in october more than 4000 cases have been reported in samoa since the current outbreak began the main streets of the capital are largely deserted as mobile medical teams go door to door vaccinating people the World Health Organization says the outbreak is part of what it calls a global collective failure to protect populations against missiles. Not no necessary buying clothes for her son to be buried in. Hes one of more than 60 children who has died in the measles epidemic sweepings the moa. With cases like mine ting the government has declared a state of emergency vaccinations have been made compulsory in a country where only around a 3rd of the population was in a nice against measles. 90 percent need to be vaccinated for adequate protection one reason for the rapid spread of the preventable disease misinformation by anti fax anation groups. Anybody be ready. For people to come and. Thats. The problem me shit we have been handicapped by driving. Cars. We have so many and actually. For. Many of. You. The governments patience has run ice it started to 2 days shutdown of businesses and most government offices and advise samoans to stay indoors. Officials have asked residents whove not been immunized to hang red flags from their wind. Medical teams are calling from has to has to administer vaccinations. Others are being vaccinated in Emergency Centers the tiny island nation is desperate to finally sound the disease. And to talk about that im joined now by kate hines she is chief of communications for unicef pacific which has been working to contain this outbreak and its good to have you on the show its friday already there were you are you know when we look at the numbers and the the numbers of children dying in samoa for a very small country were looking at the possibility of an entire generation being threatened here simply because their parents chose not to have them vaccinated and that in the 21st century its hard to believe. Thats right incredibly tragic situation here because measles is a preventable disease as we know and vaccines can prevent that disease and theres 62 deaths now and most of the children and thats too many children who are in hospital also struggling to recover from the means the with dizzying and this is a man made problem how do you combat this when the culprit is not Mother Nature but the misguided thinking of parents well there are many reasons involved as to why children may not have been vaccinated or the population may not been vaccinated there was a very low rate it was on to 40 percent and the World Health Organization recommends a target of at least 95 percent in order to protect a community or a country from preventable diseases such as measles and so having a very low vaccination rate that has allowed the measles up to to spread and have a much bigger impact than it would in a country which does have high vaccination and as many reasons why families may not have been getting the vaccine and made a family its week and they were staying at home because they were quite scared of coming out because their children might get sick and they were really happy because the outreach where because the government was gone its huge to reach the entire country now and the community has really pulled together during this crisis to reach every part of the country in every facet and every child with that saying we understand that one man accused of spreading misinformation about macs and nations has been arrested but the his diatribes against modern medicine you can still read them on facebook i mean that that has to be alarming to you there on the ground and seeing that what the result of this misinformation is. Thats right and he attacks the movement its been present here in somalia with the traditional he and the spreading different messages as well to the public and also with a nod across the world as well its a its an issue thats affecting many communities and having an impact and thats why its really important you know that its working with the government here to get the correct messages out to the communities to educate the families on the importance of this fact thing and we are seeing that when families are aware that this vaccine can save that their children and prevent them getting resumes and getting sick with seeing a lot of families willing to come and get get that thing the news youre not having any cases of families resisting once someone looks at the door and says we need to vaccinate your child were not saying no. I havent actually seen that in my time here in samoa weve seen weve heard from families who are really happy because they say that they couldnt afford to get to the clinic or they couldnt travel to the clinic and the government south to families to put up a red flag outside their fire him if they have not been vaccinated and you are seeing the whole community pull together because they have seen the impact and everyone is affected he asked everyone who was no family has been affected so that means everyone is very supportive of this Campaign Kate heinrich with unicef pacific joining us tonight from samoa here we appreciate your time and we certainly wish you all the best and lots of success with this vaccination effort thank you. Well if there was any delves about president obama trumps past the impeachment while those doubts were dispelled today u. S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today formally gave the green light to draw of articles of impeachment against the us president it marks the culmination of months of inquiries into whether trump pressured ukraine to investigate his political rival joe biden polyphony says president trumps alleged withholding of military aid to ukraine threatened the heart of the us constitution. The president has engaged in it is the pallor undermining our National Security and jeopardizing the integrity of our elections his actions and in defiance of the vision of that founders and the of the office that he takes to preserve protect and defend the constitution of the state. That with confidence and you know that with allegiance to our founders and if i full of love for America Today im asking me to proceed with impeachment. Went on from could be facing potential of offenses ranging from bribery and abuse of power to obstruction of congress and obstruction of justice the white house remains defiant despite the legal storms that are surrounding it trump daring the democrats to bring it on tweeting if youre going to impeach me do it now fast so we can have a fair trial in the senate where republicans hold the majority and so our country can get back to business the House Judicial Panel will begin hearing the evidence against the u. S. President on monday a vote on impeachment articles could come as early as next week before christmas. Well just a week before britain goes to the polls in snap elections Prime MinisterBoris Johnson looks to be well on his way to victory in the latest opinion polls but his conservatives about 10 points ahead of jeremy corbins labor party this is a crucial vote well have to tell you that one that will determine the future of the u. K. Johnson has promised to deliver braggs it and get britain out of the European Union by the end of january in another boost for johnson the threat posed by nigel ferrars his brakes of party has receded further after 4 of its European Parliament lawmakers quit the party today to back johnsons conserved. Boriss deal is the only leave option we have it is clear to me that the bracks it party is splitting the vote of leave its even if you have to hold you know theres vote conservative in the upcoming election. Or earlier this week to w. s home in cleavers spoke about the u. K. Election and briggs it with former British Foreign minister David Miliband hes now president of the new york based International Rescue committee so living in the us no longer actively involved in british politics but you were at one stage arguably a major player watching bracks and the Election Campaign now from far away how does all that make you feel. Well obviously anyone who cares about britain is grieving about the fact that we have been turned from a country that was famed for its pragmatism for its stability for its International Engagement to a country that is now better known for having abandoned pragmatism in favor of plunging off the cliff that briggs it represents and having withdrawn from a Large International organization has given such such influence over the last 40 years so i have a personal deep concern about how the briggs it process is playing out how its been conducted but i think for the benefit of viewers around the world its important to say that there are forces trying to mitigate the ill effects that brags it might have internationally and i think knows saying British Government even if it tries to reorient its economic relationships with europe no same British Government would sever its political relationships but im talking about how people might be seeing it from overseas on the face of it a referendum about leaving the opinion thats basic democracy but its caused this chaos it was it a bad idea to ask people what they want i think that people have to remember that a parliamentary democracy depends on votes for parliament and when i was foreign minister for 3 years from 2007 to 2010 i argued against having a referendum on precisely the grounds that it was set up a competing mandate with members of parliament thats been the source of britains gridlock over the last 3 years everyone says that they want to respect both but its very hard to do so and there is a concern that the general election that were having at the moment in the u. K. Is not actually an effective way to resolve the brigs that is here so referendum is no good and the election has been campaigned for now also not the answer what does need to happen now i think that. Igs it needs to be addressed as an issue in and of itself of course the referendum in 2016 and no definition of what breaks it meant thats why the last 3 years have seen such corals over what kind of briggs it should go forward and really the country faces a very clear choice Boris Johnson the Prime Minister has a plan that would withdraw from the European Union without much clarity about what the future relationship would be that plan is now on the table and so many of us argue that the right way forward would be for that plan to be put to the british people in a referendum to decide whether or not they want to go ahead with this decision and that last option is what the labor party is now offering is that what you would do if you were in charge of the labor party where the labor position i think is not generally seen to be as clear as the position i have just an unstated to you and thats one of the reasons that this general election is so confusing for so many people who are observing from abroad but also frankly for some who are in the u. K. Too i think all of us would like to see brigs it properly addressed the Prime Minister says he can quote unquote get briggs it done by his briggs the deal but anyone whos got any knowledge of European Affairs knows that the promise that he will conclude trade arrangements with the rest of europe over the next 12 months is a fantasy and so i fear that for your International Audience theyre going to have to listen to reports about briggs it for many years to come great thank you very much. Minister David Miliband keep your eye on him or Prime MinisterBoris Johnson hopes to win a majority in parliament so the you can push through his brakes at the bourse deal with the European Union but opponents of braggs theyre not giving up and some are trying to win over voters by making them smile. These 2 chaps know a thing or 2 about billboards and this one in the north london district of Stoke Newington is particularly close to their hearts it was here that ben and began their Poster Campaign back then the latter was to shorten pulses by no ft at them but now hundreds of thousands of people appreciate that political pranks especially those opposed to breaks it meet led by dont tease the Pressure Group tackling a few of the contradictions peddled by british banks it politicians. Like on this post which points out how the money being spent on no deal breaks it plans could be used to fund 4000. 00 nurses. Now their messages arent just restricted to billboards following a crowd Funding Campaign they etched Michael Goves face the minister in charge of preparing for a hot bricks it into the sand on the beach quoting what he said before his new job. You see in these quotes this. Is perfect coming together of sort of. An ideology and her birth. And i think against the reality these quotes you know they sort of speak for selves and we were sold back allies as with many things in life the idea for their project came to them in the pub and theyve stuck with it. You couldnt miss their message at a recent mansion in london for a 2nd referendum. And this series of clips from interviews with Boris Johnson ends with a stark warning about how hes lied to those closest to him. Which brings us to the current u. K. Election campaign and led by donkeys billboard presence around parliament then name alludes to the popular 1st. Well the phrase lions led by donkeys when brave but sheesh troops fought like lions but had done keys does not by the on his go is going to be out every day trying to get the message out to other people the boss broke there are guilty of lawyers lunacy and a pauper sick. And thats important because they say most of the polls show that the majority of brits would now prefer to stay in the. 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The study center of the defines overmanaged place 1917 the big band music 2 days has stretched december 23rd w. Cutting through the noise. Where i come from people are known for being tough but fair play your country a lot of people tell it like it it was the 1st to call it the concrete jungle the melting pot the city that never sleeps its this energy that makes it feel like old but amid the hum my job as a journalist to go beyond the obvious now im basing your mum and my work takes me around the world might get things from a mistake to tell the important stories behind the headlines what is the heart of the story why does it matter who live in casablanca to focus if you want those 1st couple of benoits. Thats a trick. And i put it to death. This is g. W. News live from berlin the most powerful woman in washington says the time has come to begin drafting articles of impeachment against president. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the president s actions threaten the heart of the constitution and that lawmakers have no choice but to act democrats are charging that trump abused his power by pressing ukraine to investigate his leading political rival also coming up tonight french Public Sector workers in stage one of the Biggest National strikes in