CNN affiliate video shows National Guard troops present in LA
Footage shot by CNN affiliate Spectrum News shows National Guard troops outside the Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday morning. Hundreds of members of the California National Guard are deployed around the city following two consecutive days of protests over immigration enforcement action, the California governor's office said.
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7 minutes ago
- CBS News
Denver police say their policies around protest management have evolved: "Some tools we have just taken offline"
Denver police now say officers arrested 18 people during protests near downtown on Tuesday over immigration enforcement. Things started peacefully at the Colorado State Capitol. At one point, protesters attempted to walk onto Interstate 25, and it was then that the arrests occurred. CBS Organizers spoke out against ongoing immigration raids across the country and in support of protests in Los Angeles. With additional protests expected in the coming days, law enforcement officials are urging calm while promising to listen. They say policies around protest management have evolved -- since 2020 -- but they want to continue to work on rebuilding trust with the public. What began as a peaceful demonstration quickly escalated Tuesday night. Protesters marched through downtown, temporarily blocking traffic and clashing with police. Video from a protester who goes by the name ABizzy shows the moment law enforcement launched pepper balls into the crowd. "There's always the ones that want to be extreme, but for the most part, I think people's hearts are here in peace," ABizzy said. "The smoke that people saw was just that -- it has no irritant at all. And that's the first thing that we do after issuing a number of warnings," Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas said. Denver police say they made several arrests, citing assault and disobedience to lawful orders. At one point, some demonstrators threw rocks at officers. One demonstrator even slashed a tire. But unlike the protests of 2020, the department says it is now more focused on de-escalation. "We're not indiscriminately using tear gas. ... Some tools we have just taken offline because they're not safe in those environments. I think we are much more tolerant of unplanned or unpermitted demonstrations," said Thomas. "A lot of the police here are kind of in an uncomfortable situation -- they're just responding to what they have to." Only a handful of protesters engaged in violent demonstrations. Community organizer Tim Hernández emphasized that the point of Tuesday's protest was to stand in solidarity with Los Angeles and reject the deployment of military law enforcement against immigrant communities. "I think the point of any protest is to be heard, and I think when folks are not heard by their leaders or policymakers, there are consequences to the way folks choose to handle that," said Hernández. Despite the tension, Denver's police chief says he understands why people want to exercise their First Amendment rights. "We don't think that what is going on in this country is right, and so we encourage people to protest -- and we will do all that we can to make sure it is safe," Thomas said. Raquel Lane-Arellano, communications manager from the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition, shared a statement with CBS Colorado: "We organized this emergency protest to stand in solidarity with the people of Los Angeles and to reject the Trump administration's violent deployment of military and law enforcement against immigrant communities. This is about more than one city-this is about defending our families, our freedoms, and our future. When those in power spread lies about immigrants to justify fear and violence, we must rise together to protect the dignity and safety of all people. Colorado showed up because we believe in a country rooted in justice, not intimidation." On Saturday, June 14, the No Kings Rally in Denver will be part of a nationwide mass protest against President Donald Trump and his administration, with a handful of smaller protests planned across the state. Police say they are hoping for peaceful demonstrations but are prepared either way.
Yahoo
14 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Marines still not on LA streets, seen in hand-to-hand combat training
The 700 Marines deployed to Los Angeles by President Donald Trump have not yet hit the streets and are instead on standby and carrying out nonlethal training. Dozens of Marines were captured on aerial footage Tuesday practicing hand-to-hand combat and crowd control on Seal Beach field, just south of L.A. County. Trump activated the Marines and about 4,000 National Guards after violent mobs took to the streets over the weekend, burning and damaging property while some threw rocks and Molotov cocktails at law enforcement. Aoc Downplays La Riots As Mere 'Teens' Throwing Rocks, Pins Blame On Trump A U.S. Northern Command spokesperson told Fox News the Marines have not completed their nonlethal weapons training. They are expected to do at least another day of nonlethal weapons training, two U.S. defense officials told Fox News. It is expected they will finish the training on Friday. Read On The Fox News App "The Marine unit is an infantry unit and needs to learn protocols for [the] use of force in a domestic setting," a defense official told Fox News. The cost of sending the Marines and National Guard to Southern California is an estimated $134 million, Acting Pentagon Comptroller Bryn MacDonnell said. The funds will be pulled from the operations and maintenance budget, MacDonnell said. USMC Commandant Gen. Eric Smith on Wednesday said the Marines are acting under NORTHCOM's direction and are limited to protecting federal property and personnel, not engaging in broader law enforcement. He said that they had already received four days' worth of training. California Sheriff Says Newsom 'Encouraged' La Riots As Ice Arrests Violent Illegal Aliens Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, meanwhile, said the Marines and National Guard troops were being deployed to keep the city safe. "The mission in Los Angeles, as you know well, sir, is not about lethality. It's about maintaining law and order on behalf of law enforcement agents who deserve to do their job without being attacked by mobs of people," Hegseth said under grilling from Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing. "We are very proud that the National Guard and the Marines are on the streets defending the ICE agents, and they will continue." Hegseth said "there is plenty of precedent for the U.S. supporting law enforcement officers." A federal judge on Tuesday night declined California Gov. Gavin Newsom's request for an immediate temporary restraining order to restrict Trump's deployment of Marines and National Guard troops to quell ongoing anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) riots in Los Angeles. Newsom has had a public war of words with Trump administration officials, accusing the president of having "commandeered" thousands of the state's National Guard members "illegally, for no reason" without consulting California's law enforcement leaders. The Trump administration, meanwhile, said its ICE operations are aiming to get "criminal illegal immigrant killers, rapists, gangbangers, drug dealers, human traffickers and domestic abusers off the streets." Fox News' Liz Friden contributed to this article source: Marines still not on LA streets, seen in hand-to-hand combat training
Yahoo
15 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Alaskans plan widespread pro-democracy protests, joining national movement
Protesters gather outside the Anchorage Correctional Complex on June 11, 2025. It was the second consecutive day that protestors gathered at the jail site in response to Trump administration immigration actions. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) As President Donald Trump orders the U.S. military into Los Angeles to confront protesters there, hundreds of Alaskans are preparing to join pro-democracy rallies planned for Saturday. At least 18 events are scheduled to take place in Alaska, and more than 1,500 are scheduled nationwide as part of the 'No Kings' movement, which is organizing to oppose Trump actions. Dave Musgrave is organizing an event in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, a region north of Anchorage that voted overwhelmingly for Trump last year. 'We want to raise concerns about what this administration is doing. It's very much an authoritarian overreach,' he said by phone. Saturday's events were originally scheduled to counter a military march in Washington, D.C., for Trump's 79th birthday and the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army. They've taken on a new tone since the president ordered the National Guard and the U.S. Marines to oppose protesters in Los Angeles. 'I think the scene is going to be a gathering of citizens concerned about what has been going on, most recently with Donald Trump sending troops to L.A.,' said Laura Stats, who has been helping organize an event in Juneau, Alaska's capital city. Protests were already taking place in Anchorage on Wednesday against the state's decision to accept people arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Forty-two people were arrested outside the state and flown here by federal officials, according to the Alaska Department of Corrections. The small demonstration taking place on a weekday is expected to be followed by a much larger event on Saturday, outside the Anchorage offices of Alaska's three-person congressional delegation. That demonstration will be followed by a march to the Anchorage Park Strip, where Juneteenth celebrations will be taking place. Lu Dyer is communications director for Stand UP Alaska, which is helping organize the event. 'We're protesting Donald Trump violating democratic norms and fanning the flames of fascism in this country, as well (as) on behalf of all the vulnerable folks in this state and outside of it that are falling victim to the president's self-inflicted chaos,' they said. In Juneau, the rally will take place near the city's landmark whale statue. In Palmer, it will be at the intersection of the Glenn Highway and the Palmer-Wasilla Highway. Other towns, including Kotzebue, Nome, Petersburg, Homer, Haines, Glennallen, Fairbanks, Sitka and Ketchikan, are holding their own events, with a full listing of times and locations on the 'No Kings' website. Betsy Brennan, a Nome resident, said organizers there are 'trying to be a presence … and reflect the rallies going on nationwide in a peaceful manner.' Some pro-Trump commentators have accused protesters of being paid for their participation. 'I'm just like, 'You've got to be kidding me,'' said Courtney Moore, a volunteer with Stand UP Alaska, describing one false statement she heard. 'No, I don't get paid. I hate all of this for free. I'm an OG Trump hater since 2016.' Musgrave, who plans to be in Palmer, said he expects events across the state to be peaceful. 'What you're going to find at these rallies are granddads and grannies,' he said. 'These are people that never organized before, and they're worried about their kids and their grandkids … and said, 'I just can't abide this.'' Stats, in Juneau, said she agrees with Musgrave's description. 'We're just regular people. We're just regular folks who want a decent life for our children, for our grandchildren, for our neighbors, for our friends, for people who came to this country in good faith — for people who want a decent life. It feels like that's what's being taken away from us,' she said. Some people who plan to participate in the weekend's rallies said they're worried about the possibility of violence by Trump supporters. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has called up that state's National Guard for potential action against protesters in that state. Jessica Bowers, a spokesperson for Gov. Mike Dunleavy, said that when it comes to Alaska, 'At this time, no Alaska National Guard personnel have been activated, nor has a request for activation been made.' Austin McDaniel, communications director for the Alaska Department of Public Safety, said that agency isn't aware of any dangerous or illegal behavior planned as part of the weekend's events. 'Alaskans regularly demonstrate their First Amendment rights peacefully, and we expect the protests this weekend will be no different,' he said. In Anchorage, officers from the city's police department will be near that city's protest and available to help if needed, said Christopher Barraza, deputy director of community relations for APD. 'As far as we're currently aware, they're all supposed to be peaceful protests, but there's always the chance that something could happen,' he said. SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE
