Here's what you missed this weekend: Trump says Kelly's out, 'Yellow Vest' protests rock Europe, and China makes threats over Huawei

Here's what you need to know:

• Trump, told reporters on the South Lawn on Saturday that Kelly would depart by the end of the year. Trump added that he would announce a replacement in the next day or two.
• Kelly's replacement was long-expected to be Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff Nick Ayers.
• Despite the rumors, which go back to 2017, Ayers tweeted to confirm reports that he would not be replacing Kelly, but would be leaving Washington to return to his native Georgia by the end of the year.
• Kelly's replacement is still unclear — though sources told Reuters that the president is considering current Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Republican Representative Mark Meadows, chairman of the right-wing House Freedom Caucus.
• Kelly joins a long list of staffers who have left Trump's White House.

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• "Yellow Vest" anti-government protesters took to the streets across France on Saturday, in what quickly devolved into violent clashes with police.
• More than 1,300 people were arrested and dozens more were injured as rioters gathered for the fourth week.
• Trump mocked French President Emmanuel Macron over his Paris Climate Agreement, which the US has withdrawn from: "The Paris Agreement isn't working out so well for Paris," he tweeted, referring to the angry protests which have set Paris ablaze.
• Uma Thurman posted a photo of herself on Instagram at the protests alongside smoke bombs and police officers in riot gear. She said in a comment that "99 percent of protesters were peaceful."
• Read more here about who the protesters are and what they want from President Emmanuel Macron.

Here's what you missed:

• Huawei's chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada earlier this month and faces extradition to the United States, which alleges that she covered up her company's links to a firm that tried to sell equipment to Iran despite US sanctions.
• A White House official told Reuters that Trump was not made aware of plans to arrest Huawei's CFO before he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
• China has upped the pressure on the US, saying the arrest warrant should be withdrawn and threatening "further action" if she is not freed.
• Meng's arrest sent shockwaves through the global markets, with fears that her detainment could escalate the trade war between the US and China.
• Huawei makes telecommunications kits and smartphones and recently overtook Apple as the world's second biggest smartphone seller behind Samsung. But despite its success, the company has been scrutinized over security concerns because of its ties to China's Communist Party.

Here's what's happening:

• A massive storm is pelting southern states with freezing rain, snow, and ice across the Carolinas and Virginia.
• Airports across the region have canceled thousands of flights as perilous conditions are expected to extend into Monday.
• North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper warned: "We're preparing for days of impact, not hours."