Chaos in California

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

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3.6 • 857 Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Dozens of people are under arrest as protesters clash with police in Los Angeles. The National Guard is now on the scene after being dispatched by the president, against the wishes of Governor Gavin Newsome, who says his state will sue the federal government over the Trump's move. It's the first time in 60 years a president has sent in troops without a request from the state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Happening now, breaking news on rest in Los Angeles.
0:06.0	Dozens of people under arrest as protesters clash with police.
0:10.0	We are live with the latest.
0:12.0	Plus, the National Guard on the ground and on the front lines,
0:16.0	dispatched by the president going around the governor,
0:20.0	but did the president cross a line by sending them?
0:23.4	Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. I'm Wolf Blitzer with Pamela Brown, and you're in the situation room.
0:41.3	This is CNN Breaking News. And we begin with the breaking news.
0:43.3	It's just after 7 a.m. in downtown Los Angeles.
0:46.3	And police have now declared it an unlawful assembly area.
0:51.3	Thank you, guys. area. Police in riot gear,
1:03.0	police in riot gear have fired less lethal weapons, including flashbangs and tear gas,
1:09.0	to break up violent protests over immigration raids that are entering their fourth day.
1:13.6	Overnight we learn more than two dozen people were arrested in the latest clashes.
1:18.6	Here you see officers huddled under an overpass, demonstrators are gathered above,
1:24.6	and chunks of concrete and other debris cover the ground.
1:29.1	President Trump has called up 2,000 National Guard troops to protect federal personnel and
1:34.4	property, another 500 U.S. Marines.
1:37.3	Right now, they are standing by.
1:39.1	It's the first time in about 60 years that a president has done this without a governor's consent.
1:46.0	Democratic leaders and many protesters are calling it an abuse of power that threatens
1:51.0	to further inflame the tensions.
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