National Guard Deploys to L.A. as Protests Continue

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🗓️ 9 June 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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A.M. Edition for June 9. President Trump orders the National Guard to protect federal agents and property in Los Angeles as protests stretch into their third night. Plus, as U.S. and Chinese officials meet in London for trade talks the Journal’s Lingling Wei lays out the likely key negotiating points. And Apple tries to confront a growing list of problems, including its artificial-intelligence troubles, as it prepares for its annual Worldwide Developers Conference. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The National Guard is sent to L.A. after clashes between protesters and federal officers,
0:09.3	including immigration and customs enforcement agents.
0:12.3	Well, we're going to have troops everywhere. We're not going to let this happen to our country.
0:15.6	We're not going to let our country be torn apart.
0:18.0	Plus, the U.S. and China meet for trade talks in London, and Apple kicks off its
0:23.5	developers conference under the microscope over its AI progress.
0:27.6	If they don't talk about AI at all, they'll be seen as even further behind, but they also
0:32.1	don't want to end up in the trap they ended up last year where they gave a big preview of
0:35.6	stuff they're going to do and then had to backtrack that as the year progressed. It's Monday, June 9th. I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall
0:42.3	Street Journal, and here is the AM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business
0:47.5	stories moving your world today. Protesters and law enforcement have clashed for a third night in Los Angeles,
0:57.5	with California Highway Patrol using flashbangs to push demonstrators off of Highway 101,
1:03.7	and some demonstrators setting fire to driverless cars.
1:09.6	The protests began on Friday after federal agents engaged in what appeared to be immigration
1:15.4	enforcement and continued through the weekend.
1:18.6	Reporter Ben Fritz was in downtown L.A.
1:21.8	I have never seen anything like this.
1:23.5	His Ramos are being burned to the ground.
1:26.4	Protesters are demanding that ice basically leave Los Angeles.
1:29.8	Their main argument, the signs are all about abolish ice.
1:34.1	Immigrants are welcome here.
1:36.0	Late Saturday, President Trump called in the National Guard, saying the force was needed
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