Brian Mayer on WNYC, we're going to check in live with Los Angeles now.

There are competing narratives about the events unfolding in L.A.

If you ask the president, Los Angeles,

has been ransacked by, quote, animals and, quote, foreign enemies, unquote, necessitating his

deployment of California's National Guard and now active duty Marines. California Governor Gavin

Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass acknowledged the unrest. The city has been

under an 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew since Tuesday, but argued that the presence of the military

members has further inflamed agitations. Meanwhile, attendees might say that the demonstrations

have been largely peaceful, but a few bad actors have colored the overall image. Here's Governor Newsom on Tuesday.

This brazen abuse of power by a sitting president inflamed a combustible situation, putting our people, our officers, and even our National Guard at risk.

That's when the downward spiral began. He doubled down on his our National Guard at risk. That's when the downward spiral began.

He doubled down on his dangerous National Guard deployment

by fanning the flames even harder.

And the president, he did it on purpose.

As the news spread throughout LA anxiety

for family and friends ramped up, Protest started again. By night, several dozen

lawbreakers became violent and destructive. They vandalized property. They tried to assault police

officers. Many of you have seen the video clips of cars burning on cable news. If you incite violence,

I want to be clear about this. If you incite violence

or destroy our communities, you're going to be held to account. That kind of criminal behavior

will not be tolerated. Full stop. Already more than 220 people have been arrested.

Governor Newsom speaking to his state and really to the nation on Tuesday, with us now with a take on what's actually happening on the ground in Los Angeles is Gustavo Ariano, columnist for the Los Angeles Times among his pieces this week. One called Trump wants L.A. to set itself on fire. Let's rebel smarter. Gustavo, thank you so much for

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