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In Paris today, riot police faced off with "yellow vest" protesters for the fourth weekend in a row.

Police shut down roads to the presidential palace and used tear gas to break up the crowds.

One hundred and thirty-five people were injured, including 17 police officers, and 1,000 protesters were in custody by nightfall. The protests began in response to a planned fuel tax increase, which French President Emmanuel Macron announced he would suspend earlier this week.

But the "yellow vests" have added new demands and are now protesting high taxes and the high cost of living.

For more on today's protests and the growing demands of the "yellow vest" movement, NPR reporter Eleanor Beardsley joins us now via Skype from Paris. Let's start with today. What did you see out on the streets?