voice-over: live from our studio in singapore, - this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america, and around the globe. eleven of america s biggest private banks have stepped forward with a $30 billion rescue package for the troubled first republic bank. fears had been growing that the regional lender might be at risk of failure, as a result of market turmoil. the us treasury secretary, janet yellen, insists the rescue deal is evidence of resilience in the country s banking system. ican i can reassure the members of the committee that our banking system is sound, and that americans can feel confident that their deposits will be there when they need them. this week s actions demonstrate our resolute commitment to ensure that our financial system remains strong, and that depositors s savings remain safe. our north america correspondent, peter bowes, told us what prompted janet yellen to strike such an upbeat note. for about a week now, since the collaps
soccer player playing at just age 17 back in 2003. 20 years later she may become one of the oldest at 36. if i get to go to the world cup even if i play one minute or ten, i ll do my best. i haven t scored a world cup goal yet so i have to score. nursing an injury, park is being confident of being much ready in time. saying she has overcome greater challenges than. this in 2013 when park became the top score of the season, coaches from rival clubs question her gender. insisting she underwent gender testing. which she did. previously participating in the olympics and world cup. it was a controversy for the human rights commission called, quote, sexual harassment. park spoke at the time about being upset and exchanged, they later claim that the comments had been translator: i wasn t angry, but a bit puzzled. i wondered why had to go through all of. that all i thought was about
i can t believe y all came over here. sean: let me guess. was that it was like a constant secondary high as i walked through that crowd. sean: for people who live outside new york you walk the street and that s all you smell, weed. it smells like a dead skunk. i was surprised. i was surprised at how many people were smoking weed but not only that it was just this anger, you know, this young group, this very radical rised left, and you can see, you know, look, i wasn t angry at them. sean: by the way, you showed a lot of courage there, and honestly, i don t want to ever put you in danger. thank you. sean: seriously and i m not joke whig say. this you cannot walk the streets of new york with a shirt that says i like sean hannity or donald trump. you can t. you know what? i stick up for my friends. i m not afraid to say what i need to say. this is america. nobody is going to keep me from speaking my mind.
tear gas and water cannon to clear thousands of protesters from the streets of paris. the protests started after president emmanuel macron forced through plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. his government invoked a rarely used tool in the constitution, to avoid a vote in the assembly. the bbc s azadeh moshiri reports. this isn t just this isn tjust a rendition of the national anthem, this is a protest by france s own lawmakers. the prime minister was repeatedly heckled. translation: i was repeatedly heckled. translation:- was repeatedly heckled. translation: ., , translation: iwasn t angry, i was really translation: iwasn t angry, i was really shocked. translation: iwasn t angry, i was really shocked. it translation: iwasn t angry, i was really shocked. it reflects l was really shocked. it reflects the fact that a certain number of opposition groups do not respect our institutions. some of them have said it clearly. they want chaos in the assembly and on the street
translation: i wasn t angry, i was really shocked. - it reflects the fact that a certain number of opposition groups do not respect our institutions. some of them have said it clearly. they want chaos in the assembly and on the street. president macron would have known this move would have angered the people of france. pushing through laws without a vote has always been unpopular, and pension reform has been an inflammatory issue. this is how president macron approached the vote. hiss prime minister invoked article 49:3 of the constitution, so they could bypass a vote in the national assembly. that allowed the government to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. mere minutes before lawmakers were due to vote. we could not gamble on the future of an essential reform to preserve our retirement system, dealing