time of high tension on the korean peninsula. yesterday north korea fired two short range ballistic missiles and this is after a nuclear capable u.s. submarine made its first port call in south korea in decades. so a lot of open questions and a lot of high tension. absolutely. kristie lu stout for us, thank you. in kenya, hundreds were arrested as anti-government protests rock that nation in violent clashes. security forces are pushing back angry protestors. residents are frustrated with the recent gas tax hikes and the rising cost of living. larayerry madowo is joining us . we re hearing several people shot, at least floeast three pee killed. what can you tell us? reporter: that s right, at least three people died in the protest he is yesterday.
the crowds. and protesters can be seen throwing rocks an setting up barricades. other groups have been demonstrating for months starting with the protest on gas tax hikes and evolving into a push against french president emanuel macron s policies. all right, still ahead, the ripple effects of that massive college admissions cheating scandal unveiled earlier this week. universities now pledging their own investigations. and students now suing. saying they weren t given a fair shot.
witnessed, 2,000 people nationwide were arrested. 325 injured. it is projected new figures coming out from the economists today that billions of dollars have been lost in the past four weeks. france cannot afford that kind of thing happening. now the government of macron has given some ground the past couple of days. they lifted the gas tax hikes. it is imagined that he will give more ground tonight but we don t know the exact details. they call it the moment of truth for macron and france tonight. we ll be listening. what s going on in trance is part of a worldwide populist uprising in the u.k. germany, italy, eastern europe, brazil and america and support for bernie sanders, let s remember. working people are saying they ve had enough of decades of elitist policies like uncontrolled immigration that help those at the top but hurt everyone else.
this is staying connected with xfinity to make moving. simple. easy. awesome. stay connected while you move with the best wifi experience and two-hour appointment windows. click, call or visit a store today. sandra: tens of thousands of protestors taking to the streets over the gas tax hikes, tourist sites and shops from reopened after the city was on lockdown. violence may be far from over. president macron will address the nation tonight as the country slips toward political and economic catastrophe. that s a word being used. senior foreign affairs correspondent live in london. that s the word they use and a lot of others, too. french president macron finally breaking his silence. he has been quiet through four weekends of chaos in his country. he is going on french national television tonight. he met this morning at his
french president emmanuel macron is facing the biggest threat to his political career. after weeks of so-called yellow jacket protests marked by violence. today macron announced a raise in the country s minimum wage and tax relief measures during an address to the nation. macron initially faced backlash against gas tax hikes. but that evolved into a broader rebellion against his presidency. president trump did not make things easier for his french counterpart. he sent multiple tweets over the weekend mocking france over the 2015 paris climate accord which the u.s. is leaving. he tweeted the paris climate accord is not working out so well for paris. protests and riots all over france. later he added, very sad day and night in paris. maybe it s time to end the ridiculous and extremely expensive paris agreement and return money back to the people in the form of lower taxes. that drew a rebuke from the french foreign minister who told the lci tv station that we don t