Very well welcome to you youre watching r. T. International with me nicky arun its great to have you with us our top story this hour this weekend marks the one Year Anniversary of the other best movement with rallies taking place across the country 105. 00 demonstrators have been detained in the french capital alone so far police have now evacuated the square in paris where the main rally was and marveling earlier one journalist also suffered facial injuries during the protests arent easy enough was that among the crowds. Well the yellow vests protest here at the tally in square in southern paris is still in full swing now the police has lately become more aggressive theyve been using an extensive amount of tear gas they have been using flash bangs as well to disperse the crowds now for instance what im holding right now this is one of the canisters from from the tear gas launched by the police at the protest as its things like these there are hundreds of these chatted all over this square now here at the italian square theres a whole separate line of riot policemen who are tasked with one thing they are guarding this Shopping Mall because at a certain point the protesters they try to get in there and you can see the shattered glass on the ground over there there are shattered glass doors so judging by that fact alone it seems that the protests they did manage at some point to get into that Shopping Malls so a whole i whole batch of policemen had to be dispatched just to stand guard and not allow any protesters inside the Shopping Mall now some people have been injured and we saw at least 2 people with blood on their faces probably with busted noses some people have been passing out because of the sheer amount of tear gas in the air and the police now as you can see theyre using Water Cannons to disperse the crowd to disperse this protest now an interesting thing about it is that it was initially it was sanctioned initially it was authorized by the authorities but then the police have said that because of all the violence that because of all the parlance they had to they had to revoke this sanction it makes it really difficult to breathe so you can see all of the people with the breast paraders like these with the. Asks like these because well they came prepared theyve been saying that their strength is a numbers and being the fact that they dont have an organizing body so they can organize a sporadic protest in any part of paris to which the police would have to eventually respond but this has been so far the most massive the most violent protest in paris to date. But what for general feeling about the ongoing protests in france according to the latest poll what more than half of those surveyed still support the yellow vests or 63 percent say they dont want the rallies to begin in earnest again show the belsky looks back now at 12 months of protests. France once revolutionary now a catalyst for a few years populist movements a country where protest is in the blood and over the last year and nation defenseless against the yellow vests paris landmarks of troy and for left defaced and its iconic streets smashed and looted it even left the most jaded well shocked. Makower it come to power with his own no idea of a french revolution it was one of reform he would not to fall on his sword as others before him by not giving in to protest movements but even he was forced into a treat the planned carbon tax hike was abandoned he opened a state purse to boost low income households mark or even he said he was there kindred spirit. If being the yellow verse means being in favor of higher salaries and the more Effective Parliament than i am yellow. But for many yellow vests those promises were empty a little in a at 1st mccrone didnt give away they were in the promises and that he backtracked there was a tax the owners but not to be company had the resources to offer it he also promised 100 years extra for people a minimum wage but in the end we realized it was only for those on social security. The anger continued to spill out onto the streets while some yellow vests were caught up in the violence for the most part to protest his argue their movement had been infiltrated by extremists. Its the radicals who go out for violence its an adrenaline kicks for them it makes them feel good i suppose but there are also people who become violent because they are being attacked by tear gas and police battens so discouraged theyve tried to discredit the movement by showing images of burning trash cans and cars and also to make sure that the rest of the population dont join the movement the police dont understand anything the government owes them money but instead of marching with us they hear the protesters what youre looking at the violence made a big impression on me the police against our guys i have been to every protest in paris and i saw things i should never have seen people were hit in the back for the forces of peace in order they have been left scarred by the pilots there was a police car we had been this huge protesters and that type of fire inside it there the french but its been very very close to use their weapons to get out there was also the out of the 3 of there was a charge of Police Officer so there are they were exhausted and they were there was a contact from the man years a protester i dont know we almost lost one man. And according to this police union the problems were compounded from the very top. It was a mess. It was a mess. We had but. We had but the ship there was an order of the referred to. But leadership in persia programs meanwhile for latisha divel the struggle continues but shes also where the weekly protests may have lost some of their initial impact so how will the Yellow Vest Movement adapt in the future to change the system she says you need to be inside it decided it was when i decided to join the local team because if we can find the problem from the outside we should do trim the inside i also invited the other yellow vest activists with similar views to do the same if they become a counsellor or a deputy they will be inside the system and we built to change it. What ever your view on the Yellow Vest Movement one thing is indisputable theyve had a profound effect on france over the last year now could be a Pivotal Moment to see if they will continue to burn a torch under the Current Administration this weekend we may find out so much even ski r. T. Paris. 5 people have been killed and Dozens Injured during a protest in bolivia according to local Health Services supporters of ousted president evo morales claim Security Forces opened fire on a demonstration with live rounds. Thousands of mostly Indigenous People took to the streets in the central city of the carb or previously tent. People have been killed in clashes across the country since the political crisis erupted after octobers election supporters of evo morales are demanding the resignation of selfproclaimed interim president janine and yes raul as was forced to step down on monday after weeks of violence triggered by claims that last months election victory was rigged and violence looting and vandalism soon followed some of his supporters now say they fear for their lives. And meanwhile bolivias selfproclaimed leader has been accused of racism over and now deleted tweets she worked from some years ago where on years apparently disrespected an indigenous holy day. New year saturn is no one replaces guard. We want the racers lady who is automatically proclaimed herself president to resign that is why we have said resign. That socalled president is usurping our country we want respect. The editor of the news website opera monday believes the new government is trying to exclude the countrys Indigenous People from politics there is no Indigenous Group that the in her cabinet i think this is clothing decision sees a lot about him in the us and which values and interests shish shifts from poor us Indigenous People the most important poorest to ever moralities and to his Party Movement to socialism i think the new government the south proclaimed government is trying to put the Indigenous People out of the political game because it is necessary to boot ever more alleys out of the game and the Indigenous People acted by this new government including by the Armored Forces because Indigenous People of 40 percent of the county and this conservative forces which have organized the coop did know that in order to give step billeted to decide the new government they have to put the Indigenous People protest out of the streets they need to control Indigenous People they need to violate their rights in order to give i recreate stability to the new government. Former u. S. Ambassador to ukraine whos likely written us in the trump impeachment inquiry has that she has no evidence that the president engaged in criminal activity and ukraine maruti given no that was question during the 2nd open impeachment hearing. Do you have any information regarding the president knighted states accepting any bribes. Now do you have any information regarding any criminal activity that the president of the United States has been involved with at all. Now. And its kind of open now reports there could be some impeachment fatigue as audience numbers flock in comparison to earlier trump scandals. As impeachment inquiry hearings against donald trump continue on capitol hill the new star witness is marine yvonne of it and she is a former u. S. Ambassador to ukraine who was removed from her post 6 months ago now donald trump definitely does not hold her in high esteem thats what he actually tweeted during her testimony every whim or even though of age when turned bad she started off in somalia how did that go then fast forward to ukraine with a new ukrainian president spoke on for a verbally about her in my 2nd phone call with him it is a u. S. President s absolute right to appoint ambassador has now she testified that she was not part of the biden family scandal regarding natural gas in ukraine and furthermore she was not part of any effort to leak information from ukraine during the 2016 election furthermore she testifies that donald trump is intimidating her and that hes responsible for all the wrongdoing and so is what im here putin well i mean president putin must have been aware that there were concerns in the u. S. About russian meddling in the 2016 elections and what the potential was for russia meddling in the future. You know classic for an Intelligence Officer to try to throw off the scent and you know create an alternative narrative that maybe might get picked up and get some credence yes fitting in the name of the russian president is what you do if you want to catch a headline and the media is keeping up the hype the calm before the impeachment storm washington is bracing for a blockbuster day washington on edge all day for this 2nd day of impeachment hearings it was a storied day on capitol hill with the 1st public impeachment hearing of president tonight history of the hill those House Democrats make their case against president an attempt to remove the president of the United States from office now you would think that that would be front Headline News but is the u. S. Public really interested not too much 13000000 americans watched the 1st round of testimony according to the nielsen ratings now thats one in 20 certainly sounds like a lot but compare that to when former f. B. I. Director James Coleman got up to testify about how he was fired by donald trump 20000000 americans watch that thats roughly the same number as tuned in when Brett Kavanaugh was being confirmed as a Supreme Court justice amid Sexual Assault allegations you would expect americans to be glued to their t. V. Screens now there is an actual impeachment inquiry open after all articles of impeachment could be drawn up the senate could be faced with the choice of whether or not to convene an impeachment trial and the stakes are significantly higher but the American Public seems far less interested i wonder how Many Americans know or even care about the key witnesses you never heard of the master youve been a bitch have you ever heard of george cant. Are you watching the trumpet pietschmann inquiry hearings on t. V. Does it interest you at all. Why do you think you are americans are trying to watch the speech here its its its a full d. C. Yeah sure its fake you know i mean like 23 years since hes come into power if you like this one are you really going on the thing you have. This is a big colossal waste of time. In which the bread here it was more so like you know sensitive to the public and this one is just everybodys either this or theyre so yes it seems that the donald trump is a bad guy a show has been airing from capitol hill for a few seasons already but americans are now yawning and saying havent we seen this episode before. Are to see new york legal in media analyst and if that jennifer de most says that the drop in interest actually comes in handy for us democrats. The American Public i think the public in general is getting bored with some of the narratives that have been pushed against donald trump have been shown to either be completely false or unfounded in facts but there are some important things that have come out one of those i think is that is the fact that well one for one thing she didnt have any firsthand knowledge of what this is about and she wasnt even in her post for several months and so the fact that she was there was just to showcase her as somebody who could say things that would maybe paint on a trumpet a light i think a lot of this has really been planned i mean after that you know these hearings started out with 45 minutes of the democrats of adam schiff and the democratic attorney being able to question her and again when we hear these questions what is this is just praising her and talking about her roic life story and her parents after that theyre supposed to be there is theoretically generally a 5 minute recess or a break which turned into 3040 minutes and even if you were that were turned in at the outset would have just tuned out or become bored with that and but what the democrats in the house have done is completely turn it on and turn it on its head they think they the public is dumb they think the American People are dumb and so they just keep saying these things theyre making up their own elements of legal facts that are absolutely already solidified within the american justice system. Still ahead this hour vanitys on red alert some of the devastating floods we look at whether Climate Change is to blame the short break. So what weve got to do is identify the threats that we have its crazy confrontation let it be an arms race in this on off and spearing Dramatic Development the only sleep im going to resist i dont see how that strategy will be successful very critical time to sit down and talk. Welcome back venice is on red alert this saturday with more floods and strong winds expected Climate Change is the cause of the devastating floods that are continuing to search through the italian city of canals according at least to the matter other Officials Say its the worst crisis that it hoff a century and a blow to the heart of italy. Because the basilica is it rich i prayed a lot i tried my best last night it was still a crazy huge worry for me as well as rule our citizens peoples lives and security are my top priority now you know we risked our lives thank god we had a security plan which was quickly implemented. And early i discussed the issue with a panel of environmental experts and journalists. Well i think theres a dance on going problem. With all this which is that its. Going rather than talking about Climate Change in general its about providing the infrastructure its true that this isnt strictly done to Climate Change this is a series of different events its very high tide coupled with the storm so Climate Change is to be exacerbated some of this in the fact that sea levels have risen about 20 centimeters in the last 100 years so thats going to have a big effect look fundamentally Freak Weather patterns will happen they continue top and they have historically happened what im concerned about is a very shrill why it which freak events like this are treated my concern about the way that were traumatizing your own people by telling them that the world is going to end imminently i have to seriously disagree with the the level of its the end to rise that were seeing now is unprecedented at the rate of rise in talk about this being an event that happens and you know regularly in terms of history and the last 12 want to get were seeing 14 here on this level 6 times who are who are those in the last 20 years so the rate of change is happening is happening faster and faster you know you can have better all sorts of better infrastructure defend against theres a huge risk from Climate Change then yes isnt necessarily the best example of something which may have happened there was a huge risk in Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere when the parts i thinks really important to get across here is the way that a lot of these climate activists opposed improvements in technology that actually are going to save the planet its they do not want to allow was the time to move to a low Carbon Economy what they want to do instead is cut off net carbon to 0 by what in the next 20 years that would mean no more cause no more electricity no more heating of your homes it returns it returns britain to the stone age youre talking about exaggerating the risk of Climate Change which is a genuine risk and then every time you mention going back. That you could make a stone age back to the dark age thats not going to happen it does need to be a change in how we look at the economy and it needs serious thinking but just trying to guess because in terms of the dirt dark ages stone ages complete nonsense there is no alternative put forward really except were going to change the Economic System become explained how theyre going to change the Economic System in a way that allows people to carry on living the d decent lifestyles and improve their lifestyles over time thats a film appears on television and says we need to end the myth of perpetual Economic Growth thats easy to say if youre from sweden i can ride around the 4000000 pound yachts harder to do that if youre subsistence farming nigeria we have lifted a 1000000000 people out of poverty in the past 10 years and what you guys whats there is condemn those people to about the evil poverty overrode how his focus really just gives him peace and words like hocus pocus about Climate Change is very very dangerous language weve been mapping this day to the years and years weve been predicting whats happening we have a matter that never seen the rise of change of c o 2 levels at the rate of change that we see now so what are you going to do to replace fossil fuels over them as those living in the dark ages you know youre going to replace those is going to have a plan to do that so just declaring that were going to cut c o 2 is not the answer and i think we can call it c n n i think we can cut c o 2 quite drastically by reducing the amount of energy that we use and we do have technology to capture this and we have technologies in renewable when we got away from Marine Technologies and things that havent been exploited because of economic reasons and if we can invest in those shoes then we can our massive change this whole situation and we can reduce the waste massively. Regs it has been put on the back burner in the u. K. With the slap down at general election set for next month now the focus now. Its the 1st time the country will head to the polls in december things 1923 and with a seasonal chill taking grip of the weather might impact on voting. Its about common sense and putting safety 1st look out for black ice look out for each other in times of low body temperatures if your friend is starting to look its maybe time to head home. A few women add in the dos leaving only the die hard men complaining during the evenings risks perpetuating a culture import it takes when men build professional relationships with one another and women are left at the impact a few hours of daylight may seem like a minor concern but the news comes at a time when the political discourse towards women is already talked. Well if any of these stories resonate with you we want to hear from you so you do get in touch by following us on social media were back at the top of the hour with the latest headlines john has been. The west on the western mindset is in decline the us is in relative decline china isnt is rising your up some peoples data is rising other people see this as declining its like that the sort of western mindset western culture will decline relative to eastern culture thats probably whats going to happen although you its you called cite for certain but i think anyone that says that something will or wont happen is pushing it a bit. Of. 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And think mr alf a nightmare. To many people and too many little Government People for them to tell you theyre all come on you can come were going to protect you in your theyre not going to do that. Cold i think youre your mindset youre like only. I was in the i know how the government works. I dont want to put money into that i dont believe theyre going to protect me when the time comes