France's Nunez warns of high risk during protests

Forget trick-or-treating this Halloween in France. This Saturday, French citizens are set to take to the streets, not for sweets, but for a third day of protests against the rising cost of living. After the chaotic scenes on October the 17th, the government has promised a firm response. 70,000 police officers and gendarmes are to be deployed. The Interior Ministry warns of a very high risk of public disorder, with most approved march routes kept away from city centres. In Paris, unions took their fight for a city centre march to France's highest administrative court. Hours before the march, it backed the authorities, consigning Parisian protesters to a route along the city's eastern edge. In Bordeaux, meanwhile, demonstrators will march through the city centre, much to the mayor's concern. I'm taking a pragmatic approach. I want march routes to avoid the city centre. I'm not calling for demonstrations to be banned. We can't have barricades and shops shutting every Saturday. We're in the lead-up to Christmas. And I'm standing up for businesses in our historic centre, in our city. In Paris, businesses are already boarding up their windows. But for many, closing their doors on Halloween is out of the question. After caution, we remove the... We're putting away the outdoor seating as a precaution. But inside, nothing's changing for us. As you can see from the decorations, we're ready to welcome people every Saturday. Even more so for Halloween. Oui, plus pour Halloween. Several hundred protests and other actions are expected across France. Authorities estimate up to 450,000 people could take to the streets.