welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. we begin in france where more than a hundred police officers have been injured in the latest protests over pension reforms. demonstrators used the traditional may day rallies, to voice their continued anger, against president emmanuel macron s plans. these protests have been widespread. take a look at the figures. according to the interior ministry, more than 780,000 protesters hit the streets across the country. that includes 112 thousand in the capital, paris alone. but the country s hard left cgt union, says the figure is actually three times that number. at issue of course is president macron s plans to raise the retirement age from 62, to 64. he signed the legislation last month, and the meaures are due to take effect in september. 0ur europe correspondent, nick beake has the latest. singing. the may day march, a french tradition reaching back decades, but fuelling this year s protests, the vision of a future whe
six people killed as dozens of cars pile up in a crash caused in part by dust and strong winds. and no script for this, hollywood writers now on strike bringing production to many shows to a sudden halt. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m countrhristine romans. president biden calling top leaders to the white house a week from today to talk about raising the debt ceiling. janet yellen said that the federal government face as catastrophic default as soon as june 1 if congress doesn t act. the money runs out june 1. in a letter, yellen writes after reviewing recent federal tax receipts, our best estimate is that we will be unable to continue to satisfy the obligations potentially as early as june 1. and jasmine wright is live for us. this gives a date when all the bills can t be paid and the white house said it won t negotiate. so what does biden want to talk about next week? reporter: the process is president is looking to shake up th
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you re live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. we begin this hour with a manhunt for the suspect in yet another horrifying mass shooting. police say the rampage started after a family asked a neighbor to stop firing a rifle in his front yard because their baby was trying to sleep. now five people are dead, including an 8-year-old child. this latest horror unfolded in cleveland, texas, about 40 miles northeast of houston. cnn s ryan young is following all of the latest developments for us. ryan, what do we know about the manhunt that s happening right now and this suspect in just another case of a terrible mass shooting in this country? yeah. i mean, troubling details in this, jim. when you think about all of the pieces that have been laid out so far. we know the fbi has just joined the manhunt for this man. his name is francisco orpeza. that s the mans that you see on your screen. he apparently is the next door neighbor. sheriff s deputies have been able t