Protests spread across Europe

You know, it all started with students blockading their classrooms asking for a better education and now this protest is really out of control, drawing in millions of demonstrators across Europe over issues like wages, inflation and health care. And France, the epicenter, braced for more protests this weekend. Fox's Jeff Paul has more from London. Another day of violent protests in France. Officials say almost 600,000 took to the streets on Thursday, led by student protesters who say they want big changes to the country's education system. And until that happens, they're not going anywhere. We don't want small reforms that will happen in 2028, we won't want to listen to teachers. The deployment of 70,000 police officers was enough to stop a repeat of the widespread violence we've seen recently. There were almost 500 arrests as officials worked to counter the growing influence of unions and other non-student groups. What appears to be happening is that there has been a hijacking of legitimate peaceful protest. Those in the extreme far left seem to be. Combining forces. But those groups say they share similar goals and they've formed a natural alliance with the students. The young people are setting an example by showing that they won't give up. And we as workers, the working world, need to be out in the streets. Meanwhile, the movement is spreading to other countries as well. Protesters throughout Europe citing the students in France as their inspiration. I know I'm at home. We are joining our voices with those of students and university students in France. With the slogan, from Greece to France, we fight for public and free education. Organizers are calling for more protests this weekend, but police haven't granted permission yet, so it's unclear what the turnout will look like. In London, Jeff Paul, Fox News.