Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20181124:20:12:00
Out of there, protesters filling the most iconic street in france, the champs-elysees with fire and explosions. the usual scene of tourists and parisians and cafes and luxury shops replaced by burning vehicles as 8,000 protesters clashed with 3,000 police in riot gear. the demonstrators who call themselves the yellow vests, are angry over rising fuel prices. police used tear gas and water cannon in an attempt to break up the demonstrations. cnn's jim bittermann joins us from paris. jim, tell us why these protesters are so angry. >> reporter: well, i think it started off as a fuel protest a wee...