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The owners of South LA recycling plant,

SNW Atlas Iron and Metal have been arrested.

James Cuelly reports that Matthew and Gary Wisenberg were handcuffed in court after a judge ruled they violated a court order.

The plant, which was located next to Jordan High School, was accused of exposing high school students to toxic waste and dangerous metal debris.

There has been a lawsuit, community protests, and even felony charges over explosions and extreme lead exposure.

Despite being mandated to stop accepting certain hazardous materials, investigators found highly flammable gas canisters on site this month.

The Weisenberg's defense attorneys say their clients separated the toxic waste as soon as it was discovered and kept it away from flammable machinery.

A judge ordered the owners to be held in jail

until a bail hearing set for today. President Trump's escalating trade war is starting to hit

California hard. Andrea Chang and Sandra McDonald report that businesses across the state are

bracing for soaring prices. Anna Walt Hardware in Malibu is expecting lumber and steel costs to jump 15 to 25%

due to new tariffs on Canada and China.

Farmers are also feeling the heat, with China slapping taxes on American produce like soybeans and almonds.

Some companies are stockpiling goods, while others are searching for new suppliers.

L.A. ports are seeing record numbers of units coming through as companies look to front load cargo.

The uncertainty has pummeled Wall Street for weeks.

The on-again-off-again chaos is leaving businesses frustrated and unable to plan for the future.

Hospitality workers are accusing a Long Beach Convention Center subcontractor

of underpaying employees and handing out cash payments under the table.

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