Breaking down political turmoil in France as violent protests rage on
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[0:00] The French government says it could
[0:02] implement a state of emergency if riots
[0:04] like these continue. Violent protests
[0:07] swept across the country over the
[0:08] weekend. More than 2,000 demonstrators
[0:11] were arrested. France's interior
[0:13] minister says police lost control of
[0:15] these protests in some cities. For
[0:17] analysis on this, we're joined by CBS
[0:19] News senior global affairs correspondent
[0:21] Trevor Phillips, who's in our London
[0:23] bureau. Trevor, great to see you this
[0:24] Monday. um help our viewers understand
[0:27] what's driving the unrest in France, how
[0:30] it may have started as one thing perhaps
[0:32] and evolved into something else and why
[0:34] we're seeing such a big flare up