France braces for Halloween protests, shops board up storefronts

Bordeaux prepares for more protests. The manager of this shop fears it will be damaged again like it was two weeks ago. They've already broken part of the door. I think you can see it here from the inside. I'm on the other side. On Saturday, she'll keep her store open, but with a security guard present. And if things get out of hand, she has a plan. My top priority is keeping my staff safe. We'll protect ourselves, we'll secure the store, and since we have a backyard, we'll head there. There. A little down the road, a craftsman is working non-stop to secure storefronts, like here where he's erecting barriers made of especially treated wood. It actually resists fire a little longer. Ahead of this weekend, France's interior minister has warned that the risk of public disturbances is once again very high. Hi. C'est bien évidemment. It's obviously not your usual kind of day in lots of ways. It will begin with demonstrations during the day and will most likely continue into the evening or even very late into the night. The government has announced what it calls an exceptional security deployment of 70,000 police officers and gendarmes, particularly in Paris. Like last Saturday, the route proposed by the police headquarters avoids the centre of the French capital, with a march between Porte de Bagnolet and Porte de Charenton, not far from the périphérique. At the finish line, some shopkeepers are worried about what will happen when the crowd disperses. C'est très inquiétant. It's very worrying. It will be very close to us again. They're going to pass by there, there, everywhere. At the start, I could understand the protests. But after I saw what happened, it was scary. Very, yeah. Yes, it was scary. Very. I hope it will be calm tomorrow. It's going to be in the camera tomorrow. Adding to concerns, some videos on social media are calling for demonstrations featuring images of violence that reference Halloween.