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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand.

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<v Speaker 2>Mark Thompson on this troubling Sunday in southern California, even

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<v Speaker 2>as the weather is so gorgeous, it's a beautiful day,

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<v Speaker 2>And honestly that's not a completely incidental, irrelevant point, because

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<v Speaker 2>in the weather that favors being outside, there are growing

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<v Speaker 2>crowds of people in downtown Los Angeles. And as these

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<v Speaker 2>ice sweeps in La continue, the resistance is fierce and

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<v Speaker 2>there are so many I was saying facets to all

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<v Speaker 2>of this.

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<v Speaker 3>One of them is the breaking news.

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<v Speaker 2>That is, you know where people are, how many people

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<v Speaker 2>are there, Where authorities are, how many of them are there?

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<v Speaker 3>Where is the National Guard? What are they doing?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, these are all sorts of details that are

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<v Speaker 2>critical to an unfolding, dynamic situation. But of course they

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<v Speaker 2>all exist against a backdrop of an immigration policy that

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<v Speaker 2>is being protested and is being executed. Some would say

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<v Speaker 2>in a reckless way, some would say in an overly

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<v Speaker 2>aggressive way, and some would say in an appropriate way.

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<v Speaker 2>But the facets of this thing we will pull away

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<v Speaker 2>and focus on in the hours ahead. And we have

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<v Speaker 2>Michael Monks, who is in the rugby scrum of it

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<v Speaker 2>all in downtown Los Angeles, and we will give you

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<v Speaker 2>the overview here. I mean National Guard troops have arrived.

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<v Speaker 2>As you know, the President ordered their deployment. There were

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<v Speaker 2>two days of to be fair, I mean, again to

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<v Speaker 2>be fair to the volatility of the situation, two days

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<v Speaker 2>of occasionally violent protests. In the main, it would seem

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<v Speaker 2>based on all the reporting, and I'm sure you have,

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<v Speaker 2>if you have any interest in your city or any

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<v Speaker 2>interest in this subject, have taken in news reports. Local

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<v Speaker 2>news has been great, Kafi has been great. We've had

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<v Speaker 2>again or embedded in all of this television has given

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<v Speaker 2>you some literal view of things. And as I watched everything,

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<v Speaker 2>I saw a couple of things. And first of all,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, remember you're seeing everything through the prism of

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<v Speaker 2>the lens that shows you the action, right, But a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of the live broadcasts of what's happening in downtown

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<v Speaker 2>LA show you that in the main, it's a collection

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<v Speaker 2>of people angered, without question, that's why they're there. But

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<v Speaker 2>they're not all violent protesters. But again, to be fair,

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<v Speaker 2>there are violent protesters or violent agitators within that huge

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<v Speaker 2>flank of protesters. So with a situation as dynamic and

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<v Speaker 2>volatile as you have. It only takes a bit in

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<v Speaker 2>the way of agitators to create a situation that spills.

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<v Speaker 3>Over, and now you have a real problem on your hands.

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<v Speaker 2>The question becomes, do you really needtional Guard troops? I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>National Guard troops by their mere presence can help quell

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<v Speaker 2>a situation, or National Guard troops by their mere presence

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<v Speaker 2>can actually create an adjutant to a situation. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>it's believe me, we're all wanting everything peaceful. We want

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<v Speaker 2>the demonstrators peaceful, we want the cops, we want the military,

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<v Speaker 2>we want everybody to just be to behave, if I

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<v Speaker 2>can use the word, I mean just to be peaceful.

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<v Speaker 2>But what happens is all of these elements get shook

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<v Speaker 2>together in this mix of today's protests and bad things happen.

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<v Speaker 2>Three hundred soldiers separately dispatched in the Greater LA area,

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<v Speaker 2>the US Command posting this this morning. They're conducting safety

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<v Speaker 2>and protection of federal property and person. Now, the line

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<v Speaker 2>of armed National Guard troops protecting the federal building this morning,

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<v Speaker 2>which was heavily defaced with graffiti, hasn't made a move

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<v Speaker 2>toward protesters. And again i'd suggest they're mere presence, and

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<v Speaker 2>I maybe hope that their mere presence chills everybody out.

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<v Speaker 2>But it was Washington, it was the President on the

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<v Speaker 2>White House website who ordered the deployment of the National Guard.

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<v Speaker 2>He said, quote in light of numerous incidents of violence

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<v Speaker 2>and disorder which threatened to continue in response to the

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<v Speaker 2>enforcement of federal law by US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement ICE.

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<v Speaker 3>Right, these.

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<v Speaker 2>Agents of the United States government are performing federal functions

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<v Speaker 2>and supporting the faithful execution of federal immigration laws. And

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<v Speaker 2>just to remin mind you, we've seen National Guard troops

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<v Speaker 2>on the streets of LA before. I believe we saw

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<v Speaker 2>them during George Floyd and all of those protests which

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<v Speaker 2>seemed to sweep the city. And I remember quite distinctly

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<v Speaker 2>that the National Guard was deployed across the city in

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<v Speaker 2>the wake of the Rodney King riots. And in the

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<v Speaker 2>wake of the Rodney King riots, you had Governor Pete Wilson,

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<v Speaker 2>who was a Republican, who called for the National Guard

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<v Speaker 2>to be deployed.

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<v Speaker 3>And at the time, I mean, you.

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<v Speaker 2>Really had violent protests and rioting across the city of

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<v Speaker 2>Los Angeles. You had fires, you had looting, you had

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<v Speaker 2>clashes between protesters and federal law enforcement. This doesn't seem

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<v Speaker 2>to rise to that level. And again, I'll remind you

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<v Speaker 2>in ninety two it was the governor p. Wilson who

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<v Speaker 2>called them in in this case. And this is the

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<v Speaker 2>other facet to all of this. As I was saying,

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<v Speaker 2>this is so many different layers to this, this is another.

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<v Speaker 2>The governor of California, Gavin Newsom, is saying, hey, when

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<v Speaker 2>I need the National Guard, I'll call the National Guard.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't need you.

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<v Speaker 2>The President of the United States calling in the National

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<v Speaker 2>Guard on a city in California when local authorities are

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<v Speaker 2>able to handle this. The mayor of Los Angeles, and

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<v Speaker 2>as you know, if you've heard me before, I'm no

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<v Speaker 2>fan of the mayor of Los Angeles, but the mayor

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<v Speaker 2>of Los Angeles is saying exactly the same thing. We

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<v Speaker 2>have things under control. We don't need the National Guard.

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<v Speaker 3>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>The concern is that the National Guard again whips up

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<v Speaker 2>emotions and their mere presence creates issues. It escalates the situation.

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<v Speaker 2>I think the Newsom even used the word escalates. But

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<v Speaker 2>these things that scate and agitate, and you can argue

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<v Speaker 2>both sides of this. You might be thinking no, I

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<v Speaker 2>want the National Guard there because I feel that they

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<v Speaker 2>protect the federal building and they essentially help keep the

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<v Speaker 2>peace in a situation that could easily spill over. Again,

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<v Speaker 2>you might be right, but the governor typically is the

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<v Speaker 2>first one to, even in connection and communication with the

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<v Speaker 2>President of the United States, perhaps call in the National Guard.

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<v Speaker 2>That wasn't the case here. Donald Trump and this administration

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<v Speaker 2>bigfooted this. So that already creates a bit of an adjutant.

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<v Speaker 2>And again you might have thought that Trump did the

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<v Speaker 2>right thing. I'm just saying that that creates one more layer. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>the detention of David Huerta is a big, big deal.

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<v Speaker 3>He's the he's the union.

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<v Speaker 2>Head, and he is a very high profile figure in

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<v Speaker 2>the union community. I mean, but what I was saying

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<v Speaker 2>before is the union community in California is different than

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<v Speaker 2>union communities elsewhere. Union community in California is made up

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<v Speaker 2>of who largely Latinos. Yeah, you'll just find within the

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<v Speaker 2>world of the unions here in California a different demographic

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<v Speaker 2>makeup than you'll find elsewhere in the country. So when

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<v Speaker 2>you look at David Wareta, this president of the SEIU USWW,

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<v Speaker 2>you find somebody who has a tremendous amount of support

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<v Speaker 2>within this community. Here is the quote, and I believe

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<v Speaker 2>this is the statement condemning his detention. We strongly condemn

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<v Speaker 2>the detention of SEIU California and SEIU USWW President David Awareta.

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<v Speaker 2>I won't read it the whole Stephen, but I'm just

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<v Speaker 2>going to give you a feel for how this is

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<v Speaker 2>going to become a rallying cry. We strongly condemn his

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<v Speaker 2>detention by ICE while he exercised his constitutional right to

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<v Speaker 2>peacefully protest ICE's indiscriminate immigration raids in Los Angeles. President

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<v Speaker 2>where To has long championed immigrant rights, civil liberties, and

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<v Speaker 2>economic justice. His arrest during a lawful act of civil

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<v Speaker 2>disobedience is an attack on free expression and the labor movement.

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<v Speaker 2>That he remains in ICE custody even after being hospitalized

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<v Speaker 2>is both unacceptable and alarming. And this is the last

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<v Speaker 2>part I just wanted you to hear. The labor movement

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<v Speaker 2>will not tolerate retaliation against those who speak out against injustice.

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<v Speaker 2>We demand where does immediate release. We urge elected leaders,

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<v Speaker 2>advocacy groups, and all who believe in justice to condemn

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<v Speaker 2>this action and stand with us in protecting the rights

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<v Speaker 2>and dignity ball workers. So you begin to see this

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<v Speaker 2>as a rallying cry. This isn't just somebody. This is

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<v Speaker 2>a somebody around whom there will be a lot of support,

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<v Speaker 2>and that support is going to take a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>different I would think, a lot of different faces. So

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<v Speaker 2>just the mere presence of those supporters will escalate things.

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<v Speaker 2>We've got Michael Monks, who's in the middle of it all,

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<v Speaker 2>who in the last hour was talking about the fact

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<v Speaker 2>that the crowds are swelling. So again, you know where

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<v Speaker 2>to is. It's the Service Employees International Union of California.

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<v Speaker 3>And he was injured.

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<v Speaker 2>While documenting this enforcement rate in downtown that happened on Friday.

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<v Speaker 2>He's almost sixty years old, this guy. So he was

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<v Speaker 2>treated at the hospital and then they moved him to

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<v Speaker 2>detention center in downtown a land Apparently that's overflowing. So

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<v Speaker 2>they are all sorts of questions about the detention centers,

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<v Speaker 2>everybody getting water, people being to you know, there's a

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<v Speaker 2>there's a quality of chaos. I might use that word

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<v Speaker 2>about this. All that is disturbing to everyone. And when

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<v Speaker 2>you take a community leader like that and you detain him,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm saying that that ripple effect will be felt in

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<v Speaker 2>protests and in presence in downtown LA today. So even

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<v Speaker 2>as maybe you listening don't know who this guy is,

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<v Speaker 2>the people who are most affected by these ice raids

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<v Speaker 2>and immigration raids and the pushback on the immigration community,

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<v Speaker 2>they know this guy. So that again is one facet

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<v Speaker 2>of what is happening. I want to talk to Michael Monks,

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<v Speaker 2>who is embedded in all of this, when we come

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<v Speaker 2>back and get a sense of what's happening right now,

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<v Speaker 2>and then we'll talk a little bit about what the

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<v Speaker 2>governor is doing and how this all games out.

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<v Speaker 3>So there's a lot to do.

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<v Speaker 2>By the way, if you have thoughts on this, we

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<v Speaker 2>go to iHeartRadio. Many of you are streaming this right now.

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<v Speaker 2>On iHeart you can go I think it's in the

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<v Speaker 2>a thought about what's going on. I'm curious to know

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<v Speaker 2>we've got the full weekend crew in. That's right, Robin, Nikki,

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<v Speaker 2>Ritchie Monks all here. As we continue.

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand.

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<v Speaker 2>Mark Thompson on this gorgeous Sunday in southern California that

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<v Speaker 2>really belies everything going on in downtown LA.

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<v Speaker 3>There's a tremendous amount of.

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<v Speaker 2>Tension, I guess, I would say based on what happened

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<v Speaker 2>last night, based on the growing crowd in downtown, all

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<v Speaker 2>pushing back on the ice raids, aggressive ice raids that

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<v Speaker 2>have swept the Los Angeles area. More on that as

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<v Speaker 2>we continue right now, I want to get to Michael Monks,

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<v Speaker 2>who is embedded in it in it all, and from

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<v Speaker 2>what I was hearing Michael, it sounded to me like

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<v Speaker 2>the crowd was growing at a pretty impressive pace. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>there's just been a growth in that group downtown of

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<v Speaker 2>a sort that is concerning.

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<v Speaker 4>I've been broadcasting down here since twelve o'clock mark, and

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<v Speaker 4>originally there were maybe about one hundred people, That's what

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<v Speaker 4>I estimated. It was like a one for one protester

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<v Speaker 4>National guardsman slash federal law enforcement officer. But throughout the

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<v Speaker 4>afternoon it really started to grow in size, and just

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<v Speaker 4>with my naked eye, I'm guessing that we're somewhere around

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<v Speaker 4>six seven hundred people at this point, possibly more, and

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<v Speaker 4>there has been a rally scheduled at LA City Hall

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<v Speaker 4>for two o'clock, and I was curious about whether that

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<v Speaker 4>would be skipped in favor of coming down here since

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<v Speaker 4>Guard and the protesters. But there's a huge crowded LA

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<v Speaker 4>It got harry here though, mark about an hour and

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<v Speaker 5>This parking garage here, and they turned to force. They

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<v Speaker 4>Flash bangs went off, Tear gas that I also was

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<v Speaker 4>that those federal cars could make their way into the

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<v Speaker 5>They've now closed.

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<v Speaker 4>but traffic is still moving very slowly on the northbound side,

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<v Speaker 4>and despite the fact that there are hundreds of protesters

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<v Speaker 2>Wow, yeah, that is a mean As I was saying,

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<v Speaker 2>the folliable situation to say the least I want.

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<v Speaker 4>It sounds like some folks are leaving this site right

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<v Speaker 4>this moment. I just heard over a bullhorn. I'm seeing

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<v Speaker 2>They're announcing that it's an UNA assembly. Probably I would

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<v Speaker 2>guess something like that.

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<v Speaker 4>Folks look to be headed towards City Hall now. It's

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<v Speaker 4>actually huge crowd there for that rally. I'm going to

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<v Speaker 4>monitor this for the time being to see if everyone

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<v Speaker 4>disperses here and heads up to rally at City Hall.

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<v Speaker 4>This has pretty much been an eyeball standoff outside of

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<v Speaker 4>that bit of action that we had that lasted about fifteen.

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<v Speaker 5>Minutes in the one o'clock hour.

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<v Speaker 4>Mostly it's just been some shouting, some chanting, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>holding placards, and the National Guard just stoically.

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<v Speaker 5>Silently standing on the side of the.

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<v Speaker 4>Federal property, whereas the protesters are here on the public

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<v Speaker 2>I have to guess that the National Guard doesn't want

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<v Speaker 2>you know, they don't want a situation where they have

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<v Speaker 2>to become involved in anyway. You know, these are human beings.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, they're not happy to be there. I mean

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<v Speaker 2>in the main, there might be one or two or

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<v Speaker 2>like you know, I know, whatever, But I'm just saying

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<v Speaker 2>in the main, these National Guard troops they don't want

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<v Speaker 2>any trouble, and so has their presence affected things in

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<v Speaker 4>Look, these protesters are irritated that immigration officials have shown up,

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<v Speaker 4>So when you add another layer to that, it has

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<v Speaker 4>certainly escalated the tension in that respect, especially when you

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<v Speaker 4>consider who.

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<v Speaker 5>Called for this.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, this is not a crowd that is sympathetic

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<v Speaker 4>to President Trump naturally, and so with President Trump sending

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<v Speaker 4>the National Guard here in a way that the governor

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<v Speaker 4>and the mayor don't agree with, that has certainly made

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<v Speaker 4>this crowd angrier. So we have seen some signs, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>most of them are just simply anti ice, but there

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<v Speaker 4>have been plenty that want the National Guard to go

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<v Speaker 4>as well.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean it sounds raucous and chaotic down there.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, is that a lot.

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<v Speaker 4>Of horns, A lot of horns, you know, clearly showing

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<v Speaker 4>support for the message here from the protesters, but also

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<v Speaker 4>some general LA traffic horns people that maybe didn't get

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<v Speaker 5>But these sound to me like horns of support.

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<v Speaker 4>And I got to tell you, Mark, just in a

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<v Speaker 4>few minutes since you and I have been dialoguing here,

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<v Speaker 4>it has thinned out considerably, okay, so that it looks

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<v Speaker 4>like people are heading to City Hall, which is probably

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<v Speaker 4>what I will do.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm going to keep an eye on this for a

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<v Speaker 4>But just in the past few minutes that we've been talking,

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<v Speaker 4>this crowd of about six or seven hundred has thinned

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<v Speaker 4>to about two hundred in an instant, and I believe

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<v Speaker 4>that's because these folks are headed to that rally at

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<v Speaker 4>Los Angeles City Hall.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that is the plan.

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<v Speaker 2>By the way, just because it was noted along the way,

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<v Speaker 2>they the Federal building is graffitiized. I mean there, do

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<v Speaker 2>you see it defaced in a lot of sort of

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<v Speaker 2>noticeable ways or how much has that been talked about

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<v Speaker 2>and is accurate and how much of that.

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<v Speaker 3>Is just hype.

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<v Speaker 4>It has been heavily defaced, certainly on the building, which

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<v Speaker 4>means that protesters, at some point we're in this parking

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<v Speaker 4>lot that we are not able to access at this

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<v Speaker 4>point because of the skirmish line formed by the National

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<v Speaker 4>Guard and the Department of Homeland Security police.

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<v Speaker 5>That are here as well.

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<v Speaker 4>So there are spray paint messages across every side of

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<v Speaker 4>this building right now with profanity aim towards Ice and

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<v Speaker 4>the President.

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<v Speaker 5>And you know, when you're in downtown LA, you see

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<v Speaker 5>a lot of graffiti.

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<v Speaker 4>This doesn't ever seem to be a priority for the

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<v Speaker 4>city to clean up, so it's often.

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<v Speaker 5>Hard to distinguish new and old graffiti.

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<v Speaker 4>Sure, but this is a little different because the messages

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<v Speaker 4>are so current to what the current issue is. This

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<v Speaker 4>is clearly brand new from the past few days.

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<v Speaker 2>The last thing I'll ask you, and then I'll let

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<v Speaker 2>you go if you can hear me. The last thing

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<v Speaker 2>I'll ask is about the balance between La riot gear

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<v Speaker 2>clad cops and National Guard troops. You talked about the

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<v Speaker 2>fact that the National Guard presence is there and it's

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<v Speaker 2>sort of just a standoff. Nothing's happening. The riot gear

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<v Speaker 2>clad cops who are LAPD. I'm wondering if you can

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<v Speaker 2>speak to their presence, are they now going to.

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<v Speaker 3>The other location, the.

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<v Speaker 2>City Hall location or are they remaining there at the

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<v Speaker 5>I talked about this with Chris a bit.

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<v Speaker 4>It's been strange, and I'm not an expert on law enforcement,

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<v Speaker 4>but there hasn't been a single LAPD officer on the

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<v Speaker 4>ground here that I have seen. We have seen their

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<v Speaker 4>helicopter hovering above since the beginning of this thing. It's

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<v Speaker 4>still there as we speak, monitoring from the air. But

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<v Speaker 4>even when the traffic situation in Alameda Street got flat

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<v Speaker 4>out dangerous, not just disrupted for commuters, but dangerous for

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<v Speaker 4>drivers and pedestrians and protesters alike, there was no one around.

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<v Speaker 4>I saw a tweet from one of the LAPD offices

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<v Speaker 4>that said the southbound lanes were now closed on Alameda,

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<v Speaker 4>but never did I see any traffic enforcement officers show up. Now,

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<v Speaker 4>traffic enforcement is often done in the city by the

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<v Speaker 4>Department of Transportation, but certainly those.

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<v Speaker 5>Have a role to play in that as well.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you've just seen a a You've done heroic work

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<v Speaker 2>so far. I know you took some tear gas earlier.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean it's still it's so potent.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean it's been over an hour since that happened,

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<v Speaker 4>and you can still kind of taste it in the air.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a rough day, Michael, and it is not over.

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<v Speaker 2>I appreciate you being in touch with us. We'll look

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<v Speaker 2>to check in with you as you make your way

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<v Speaker 2>to city Hall. With so many of those who are

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<v Speaker 2>resisting the presence of ice, Michael Monks with the KFI

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<v Speaker 2>News down in it all as downtown La Royals, with

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<v Speaker 2>the protests that have accompanied these ice raids and the

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<v Speaker 2>presence of ICE, and now National Guard troop presence that

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<v Speaker 2>apparently is around a defaced federal building. But once again,

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<v Speaker 2>based on everything I've seen, with moments of definite agitator

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<v Speaker 2>dictated throwing of stones, rocks, hurling of bottles, I saw

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of that last night. I'd say, in the

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<v Speaker 2>main it's a presence of protesters as opposed to violent

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<v Speaker 2>protests that are spilling over. Now again, these are dynamic

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<v Speaker 2>situations that could easily spill over into something more serious,

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<v Speaker 2>but we right now are seeing a somewhat controlled environment

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<v Speaker 2>and we're watching it.

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<v Speaker 3>Of course, our to hour for you here on KFI.

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand.

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<v Speaker 2>Mark Thompson here on a Sunday in southern California, and

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<v Speaker 2>this is. As you just heard, there a volatile situation,

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<v Speaker 2>and with nightfall things become even a bit more voladile.

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<v Speaker 2>The Mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, tweeting just now,

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<v Speaker 2>we will always protect the constitutional rights for Angelinos to

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<v Speaker 2>peacefully protests. However, violence, destruction, and vandalism will not be

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<v Speaker 2>tolerated in our city and those responsible will be held

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<v Speaker 2>fully accountable. So it's a message of strength from the mayor.

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<v Speaker 2>Even as we know, and we note it already, the

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<v Speaker 2>mayor doesn't want National Guard troops on this each of

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<v Speaker 2>Los Angeles right now. And interestingly enough, Rick Caruso, who

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<v Speaker 2>as you know, took on Mayor Bass in ma aoral

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<v Speaker 2>contest and is a big part, I would say, and

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<v Speaker 3>He also tweeted.

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<v Speaker 2>He also posted, now this is I think to Instagram

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<v Speaker 2>there is no emergency. Rick Caruso says there is no emergency,

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<v Speaker 2>widespread threat, or out of control violence in Los Angeles,

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<v Speaker 2>and absolutely no danger that justifies deployment of the National Guard,

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<v Speaker 2>military or other federal force to the streets of this

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<v Speaker 2>or any other Southern California city. Local law enforcement is

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<v Speaker 2>capable of handling the situation and should arrest anyone causing

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<v Speaker 2>violence in the streets. We must call for colum in

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<v Speaker 2>the streets, and deployment of the National Guard may prompt

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<v Speaker 2>just the opposite. This is the point I was making

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<v Speaker 2>to you before, and I give Rick Caruso great credit

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<v Speaker 2>for the courage it takes to politically weigh in on

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<v Speaker 2>this situation with an allegiance to fact, as opposed to

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<v Speaker 2>the hysteria that can build up around this protest and

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<v Speaker 2>this whole incident. I'm just viewing the entire pushback on

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<v Speaker 2>made up, of course, as many incidents. I'll talk about

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<v Speaker 2>the home depot in Paramount in a second, and I'll

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<v Speaker 2>mention a couple of other things. But Caruso, to his credit,

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't take on Mayor Bass, doesn't say grateful for the

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<v Speaker 2>National Guard to be here now, makes the very point

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<v Speaker 2>that Bass and Newsom are both making, and that point

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<v Speaker 2>simply is this is a situation that can be handled

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<v Speaker 2>locally with local law enforcement and trained to handle situations

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<v Speaker 2>like this one. By putting the National Guard here, by

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<v Speaker 2>the federal government, Donald Trump and this administration, the FEDS

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<v Speaker 2>escalate the situation, and so the presence of the National

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<v Speaker 2>Guard has just the opposite effect. And this is exactly

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<v Speaker 2>what Caruso said. He said, it has the opposite effect

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<v Speaker 2>of encouraging calm and peaceful protest. So again, if you

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<v Speaker 2>look at this entire situation and the volatility of it,

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<v Speaker 2>you have to look on some level at the presence

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<v Speaker 2>of the National Guard as stirring the pot as potentially

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<v Speaker 2>creating even more unrest, and to that extent, you get

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<v Speaker 2>pushed back across the political spectrum then of California. Again, Newsom,

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<v Speaker 2>Bass and Caruso, they come from different places politically, but

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<v Speaker 2>they all are in lockstep on this. The National Guard

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<v Speaker 2>troops did arrive in downtown after President Trump ordered their deployment,

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<v Speaker 2>and it happened over strenuous objection from those parties and

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<v Speaker 2>of those who collected around the Federal building are now

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<v Speaker 2>going to city Hall. And again, this entire thing has

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<v Speaker 2>been marked by incidents specifically across LA Yesterday at the

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<v Speaker 2>Home Depot in Paramount, and I don't need to tell

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<v Speaker 2>you what happens at the Home depot, various home depots everywhere. Right,

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<v Speaker 2>you have day workers who are lining up and helping

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<v Speaker 2>with improvements that people are doing, construction work that's going on,

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<v Speaker 2>remodeling that's going on. These are day workers. Now, again,

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<v Speaker 2>you could shift through those day workers, and I'm betting

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<v Speaker 2>that the majority of them are not here legally, legally documented. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>at the same time I say that, you may say, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>they're not here legally, but they're not a problem with

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<v Speaker 2>the society. They're not violent criminals, they're not any of

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<v Speaker 2>the things that are a blight on society. They're actually

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<v Speaker 2>an important part of the economy of the construction business,

436
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<v Speaker 2>and to that extent, they are valued members of California. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>that's just not the way Ice sees it at this point.

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<v Speaker 2>And as I showed up at this home depot in Paramount,

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<v Speaker 2>the protests started. Protesters showed up there and that clash

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<v Speaker 2>lasted for hours. Again, it was depending on who you

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<v Speaker 2>speak to, it was not a violent clash. But I

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<v Speaker 2>think it's fair to say that the dynamic there was

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<v Speaker 2>less than completely peaceful. I mean, you're talking about situation,

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<v Speaker 2>a situation where officers are clad in military ish outfits,

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<v Speaker 2>they have military weapons, and they arrived there in a big,

446
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<v Speaker 2>big way, and as the crowd gathered, flash bang grenades, etc.

447
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<v Speaker 2>Began to essentially create a general sense of chaos. It

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<v Speaker 2>was around nine am. This is horrible, said one witness.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know what they're doing inside, but I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>why are they in Paramount? And on social media it

451
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<v Speaker 2>got that word spread very very quickly, and you just

452
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<v Speaker 2>begin to get more and more protesters, and again some

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<v Speaker 2>are agitators as well. So this is a situation that's

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<v Speaker 2>made up of multiple areas of chaos. And as I

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<v Speaker 2>was saying, with nightfall comes even more of this kind

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<v Speaker 2>of thing. One protester brought out a trash bag set

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<v Speaker 2>it ablaze. A couple of others pushed a cart with

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<v Speaker 2>concrete blocks from the home depot. They lined the road

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<v Speaker 2>to block vehicles. One smashed the block and spread the

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<v Speaker 2>broken pieces onto the road. Then a US Marshall bus

461
00:28:45.400 --> 00:28:49.599
<v Speaker 2>pulled up from the freeway. The crowd surrounded the bus,

462
00:28:49.640 --> 00:28:52.200
<v Speaker 2>trying to push it back, kicking at it until tear

463
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<v Speaker 2>gas was shot, and that standoff continued into the afternoon,

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<v Speaker 2>protesters recording a line of Sheriff's deputies. We're equipped with

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<v Speaker 2>shields and weapons. This is all part of a situation

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<v Speaker 2>that I think potentially we could see more of. As

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<v Speaker 2>the crowd chance ice go home, no justice, no peace.

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<v Speaker 2>You begin to see that a community that sees itself

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<v Speaker 2>as being called out on some level randomly. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>if you aren't someone who is here violently, if you

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<v Speaker 2>are someone who is here working in construction, in sanitation,

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<v Speaker 2>you see yourself as a victim in all of this,

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<v Speaker 2>and a community around you that sees you as a

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<v Speaker 2>victim that way as well. So these crowds were fired

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<v Speaker 2>on with what are being called less lethal projectiles. This

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<v Speaker 2>all happened last night or late yesterday afternoon, early evening.

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<v Speaker 2>They declared that assembly near the home depot as an

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<v Speaker 2>unlawful assembly, and officials warren protesters in Spanish and English

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<v Speaker 2>to leave. But by seven o'clock there were more and

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<v Speaker 2>as I say, lobbing rocks and bottles. I had mentioned

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<v Speaker 2>this before at La County Sheriff's deputy. So you begin

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<v Speaker 2>to see that is not peaceful.

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<v Speaker 3>That is.

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<v Speaker 2>A kind of action that agitates a situation that's already volatile.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think there was a lot of restraint on

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<v Speaker 2>the part of sheriff's officers. Even as the situation became

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<v Speaker 2>more intense, and as I say, flash bangrenades and the

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<v Speaker 2>less than lethal but still very painful and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>again potentially.

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<v Speaker 3>Very injurious.

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<v Speaker 2>They call it pepper Is it is a there's a

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<v Speaker 2>there's a term for is it a pepper bullet or

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<v Speaker 2>a pepper pepperbomb?

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you? As those are fired.

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<v Speaker 2>So I just I guess I'm going through a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of these details just to make it clear. This isn't

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<v Speaker 2>a situation that has just been all peaceful protesters and gosh,

498
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<v Speaker 2>it's the cops who have been so nasty. No, no, no, no,

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<v Speaker 2>I think the cops have exercised some restraint, but by

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<v Speaker 2>the same token, as the situation becomes cranked up on

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<v Speaker 2>the protesters side, and as agitators begin with the throwing

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<v Speaker 2>of those bottles rocks begin blocking the road, then law

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<v Speaker 2>enforcement takes a more aggressive posture as well, and you

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<v Speaker 2>end up with the situation that we have today gathering

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<v Speaker 2>at city Hall. Now we'll check back in with Michael

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<v Speaker 2>Monks as he begins to figure out what the next

507
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<v Speaker 2>moves are there. He is embedded in that crowd. He

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<v Speaker 2>took some tear gas to the face earlier in his

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<v Speaker 2>reporting this morning, and so yeah, we have a situation

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<v Speaker 2>that could spill over. But again to return Caruso joins

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<v Speaker 2>Bass and Newsom, saying National Guard should not be here

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<v Speaker 2>in Los Angeles.

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand.

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<v Speaker 2>Mark Thompson here on this Sunday with a volatile situation

515
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<v Speaker 2>unfolding in downtown Los Angeles. Or Michael Monks from the

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<v Speaker 2>KAFI newsroom has been embedded in. It'd always taken some

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<v Speaker 2>tear gas earlier to the face, and it's a I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>it's a situation that could easily spill over.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm very curious.

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<v Speaker 2>They've now moved from the Federal Building, which seem the

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<v Speaker 2>bulk of those resisting the ICE presence in Los Angeles.

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<v Speaker 2>Those protesters now to City Hall and let's bring in

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<v Speaker 2>Michael Monks now, Hi, Michael Mark.

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<v Speaker 4>This rally has turned into a major march through downtown,

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<v Speaker 4>the largest I've seen. There were some pretty massive ones

526
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<v Speaker 4>last year related to Palestine. This is huge, which this march.

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<v Speaker 4>I am with these marchers right now on Temple Street

528
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<v Speaker 4>and it stretches all the way from Alameda well past

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<v Speaker 4>City Hall at this point, completely thick on every block.

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<v Speaker 4>It's interesting to note that when the protest at the

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<v Speaker 4>Federal Building involving the California National Guard started to thin

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<v Speaker 4>out last time you and I spoke a little while

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<v Speaker 4>ago that folks were heading this way.

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<v Speaker 5>It was also the first time I saw Los Angeles

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<v Speaker 5>police on the scene.

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<v Speaker 4>They shut down Alameda entirely on both ends, would not

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<v Speaker 4>let protesters walk to City Hall, force them to turn

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<v Speaker 4>around and go the other way, because they were clearly

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<v Speaker 4>preparing for what is now this massive march. So now

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<v Speaker 4>LAPD is on the scene in force around multiple corners

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<v Speaker 4>and trying to keep this crowd under control. The CHP

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<v Speaker 4>is blocking some freeway entrances from downtown. We know some

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<v Speaker 4>protests in LA tend to find themselves on the free ways,

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<v Speaker 4>so they're trying to prevent that. But right now it

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<v Speaker 4>is just a march full of thousands of people. We're

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<v Speaker 4>back at Alameda now, Temple and Alameda. Looks like we're

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<v Speaker 4>turning left on Alameda and Mark. Once we turn left

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<v Speaker 4>on Alameda, we're going to be half a block away

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<v Speaker 4>from that Federal building and those National guardsmen again, and

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<v Speaker 4>we'll see what the mood of the crowd will be

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<v Speaker 4>at that moment.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, this is an interesting point. I mean, because the

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<v Speaker 2>National Guard has been restrained. I mean, they've just based

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<v Speaker 2>on your reporting, they just had a presence there without

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<v Speaker 2>any kind of effort to confront protesters in any kind

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<v Speaker 2>of aggressive fashion.

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<v Speaker 3>And you're kindly when.

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<v Speaker 4>They cleared out pretty pretty physically, clearly had to tear

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<v Speaker 4>out for the entrance way to make those vehicles come in, Yes,

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<v Speaker 4>and through some to your gases and flash banks.

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<v Speaker 2>But I'm just you're sort of implying and saying that

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<v Speaker 2>they're going to be getting back to that Federal building area.

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<v Speaker 2>I think what I'm hearing is that is a situation

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<v Speaker 2>and again could just be very already dynamic, and it's

565
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<v Speaker 2>very hard to predict what would happened.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, we're here and it looks like this is just

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<v Speaker 4>a march that is continuing at this point, but we

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<v Speaker 4>are about to move past where the earlier protest was.

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<v Speaker 5>And that thing grew fast.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean one hundred people were there six seven hundred

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<v Speaker 4>people at least outside that federal building by the time

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<v Speaker 4>it started to dissipate. But while you and I were

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<v Speaker 4>talking just a half an hour ago, people started to

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<v Speaker 4>thin out to make their way to City Hall, and

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<v Speaker 4>it thenned out almost entirely, almost immediately. But folks were

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<v Speaker 4>met by LAPD at the end of the street at

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<v Speaker 4>Temple who said you can't go this way. So then

578
00:35:37.159 --> 00:35:40.559
<v Speaker 4>dozens and dozens more LAPD cruisers were coming through to

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<v Speaker 4>get ready for this march. This may have been planned,

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<v Speaker 4>this may have been impromptu. This is clearly the folks

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<v Speaker 4>who had gathered at City Hall, and now they are

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<v Speaker 4>marching through the streets of downtown.

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<v Speaker 3>LA and they're moving on Alameda.

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<v Speaker 2>You said, primarily is that's kind of the main route

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<v Speaker 2>of this protest.

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<v Speaker 4>They came down Temple Street, Okay, and there's still people

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<v Speaker 4>on Temple Street. This a long crowd of people. It

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<v Speaker 4>is thick, it is deep, it is long. And these

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<v Speaker 4>folks that I happen to be with in this part

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<v Speaker 4>of the snake is now back on Alameda, very very

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<v Speaker 4>close to where the protest was with the National Guard,

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<v Speaker 4>and I will be there momentarily. I don't know if

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<v Speaker 4>folks are going to stop and do anything, if there

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<v Speaker 4>are any agitators or any plans to, you know, have

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<v Speaker 4>this thing take a.

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<v Speaker 3>Turn, but sure, sure, you know, it looks like.

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<v Speaker 5>People are just kind of walking past.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's kind of what I wanted to get a

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<v Speaker 2>feel for, was the crowd consistency, if you sense that

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<v Speaker 2>there were, you know, those bent on a confrontation or

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<v Speaker 2>those just wanting to make their presence felt.

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<v Speaker 4>I think with the crowd of this size, it's different

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<v Speaker 4>than what we saw in some of the smaller groups,

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<v Speaker 4>where there was a lot more jib jabbing going on

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<v Speaker 4>between people and law enforcement, and some of those altercations

606
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<v Speaker 4>turned physical or even violent.

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<v Speaker 5>This statement appears to be the size of the crowd.

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<v Speaker 4>Sure in general that there are a lot of people

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<v Speaker 4>here in LA who are not happy about the presence

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<v Speaker 4>of federal immigration officers, the arrival of the California National Guard,

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<v Speaker 4>and anti illegal immigration policy in general.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you're right. In the pure shige.

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<v Speaker 4>Pushback, it looks like we're kind of being pushed back.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know if this is just a general crowd movement,

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<v Speaker 4>but they have stopped at this federal building and they

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<v Speaker 4>are now pointing and.

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<v Speaker 5>Shouting shame, shame, shame. So the march has.

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<v Speaker 4>Stopped back here at the federal building, and that is

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<v Speaker 4>what is happening now, is that they have turned their

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<v Speaker 4>attention back towards the Federal building and the California National

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<v Speaker 4>Guard and some of the Department of Homeland Security police

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<v Speaker 4>officers who are still here. And when this first started,

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<v Speaker 4>around nude I noted that the number of protesters seem

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<v Speaker 4>to equal the number of guardsmen. And then it grew

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<v Speaker 4>and the protesters outnumbered down probably three to one.

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<v Speaker 5>And now it's not even a contest. I mean there

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<v Speaker 5>are thousands and thousands of people.

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<v Speaker 4>Here on Alameda Street in front of the roy Ball

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<v Speaker 4>Federal Building loading dock, and the National Guard still standing

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<v Speaker 4>there holding the line.

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<v Speaker 3>This is a huge area in downtown.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean just that one block with the I think

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<v Speaker 2>there's the Justice Department building down there, there's the Federal building.

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<v Speaker 3>Takes up of a big.

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<v Speaker 4>Chill layers of government buildings here. It's extraordinarily busy and

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<v Speaker 4>government heavy. It's about a block from union stations, so

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<v Speaker 4>a lot of commuters also making their way here on

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<v Speaker 4>this Otherwise very okay. I think we heard a little

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<v Speaker 4>bit of a bang there. I'm seeing some okay, LAPD

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<v Speaker 4>pushing people back. We're being pushed back right now, a

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<v Speaker 4>little bit of a okay, now you're hearing the bangs

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<v Speaker 4>now you're hearing the bangs, and I'm trying to determine

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<v Speaker 4>whether that's LAPD that is pushing the crowd back down

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<v Speaker 4>Alameda towards Temple Street.

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<v Speaker 5>And there are cars backing up as well.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know if these are with the marchers or

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<v Speaker 4>these look like civilian vehicles.

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<v Speaker 5>I don't want to get run over by them.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, do take care of yourself right now.

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<v Speaker 5>Absolutely, Okay, So now the LAPD. I believe that's the LAPD.

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<v Speaker 5>I just want to confirm that. And they're right weapons drawn.

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<v Speaker 4>These are probably the batons and the less Lethals as.

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<v Speaker 5>They call them.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm starting to back this crowd back up. This crowd

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<v Speaker 4>is massive, absolutely massive, and if we caught it was

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<v Speaker 4>interesting a few hours ago. It just amplified significantly. A huge,

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<v Speaker 4>thousands deep crowd has emerged here on Alameda Street in

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<v Speaker 4>downtown Los Angeles, outside the Federal building where many believe

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<v Speaker 4>the legal immigrants are being detained by Ice.

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<v Speaker 5>This is the first time.

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<v Speaker 3>We lose Michael Monks.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well, you could hear for yourself how incredibly fluid

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<v Speaker 2>that situation is, and Monks is right in the middle

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<v Speaker 2>of it all. I mean, it's a really it's becoming

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<v Speaker 2>more and more courageous duty to be a member of

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<v Speaker 2>the press in any of these situations. Let's face it,

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<v Speaker 2>the kind of hands off attitude toward press that there

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<v Speaker 2>used to be, it really doesn't exist anymore in many situations,

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<v Speaker 2>this one perhaps being one of them.

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<v Speaker 3>So we'll get monks back when we can.

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<v Speaker 2>That gave you a sense of the texture and, as

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<v Speaker 2>I say, the fluid nature of what's happening in downtown.

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<v Speaker 2>And what I was mentioning when I first came on

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<v Speaker 2>was the fact that we thought these crowds would grow,

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<v Speaker 2>and we thought they'd grow quickly for many different reasons.

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<v Speaker 2>There's anger, there's anger and resentment, and now we have

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<v Speaker 2>them back. Great, let's get back down to monks in

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<v Speaker 2>downtown La. Go ahead.

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<v Speaker 5>My apologies, Mark, I don't know when you lost me.

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<v Speaker 4>Some flash bangs have been going off and the crowd

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<v Speaker 4>is being pushed back on Alameda Street, back towards Temple

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<v Speaker 4>and away from that federal building. This is the first

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<v Speaker 4>appearance the LAPD is made on Alameda Street. All day long,

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<v Speaker 4>We've been talking about that for hours, about what is

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<v Speaker 4>the protocol, what is the procedure for the LAPD to

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<v Speaker 4>get involved. Especially when the earlier protests billed hundreds of

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<v Speaker 4>people into this street. It took a couple of hours

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<v Speaker 4>for them to close any lanes at all in part.

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<v Speaker 5>Of the street.

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<v Speaker 2>Do we lose them again, Yeah, Michael Monks with a

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<v Speaker 2>again a dynamic situation in downtown Los Angeles. We'll get

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<v Speaker 2>Michael back, and in fact, I want to touch base

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<v Speaker 2>with Michael once again and plug back into what's going

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<v Speaker 2>on in downtown Los Angeles. Even as the protests have

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<v Speaker 2>been today primarily peaceful, you could hear the flash bangs,

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<v Speaker 2>you could hear the sounds of law enforcement with a

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<v Speaker 2>presence to push that crowd back. We'll get back in

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<v Speaker 2>touch with Monks in just a few minutes. I also

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<v Speaker 2>want to get down to Camp Pendleton. Bill Ferrar is

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<v Speaker 2>down there for US, and Camp Pendleton is prepping for

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<v Speaker 2>their own involvement in Southern California protests.

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<v Speaker 3>Of course, that's the Marine base. So there's a lot.

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<v Speaker 2>Going on in Southern California in a situation that seems

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<v Speaker 2>to be picking up some momentum.

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<v Speaker 3>Again.

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<v Speaker 2>In the next hour, we'll touch base with all of

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<v Speaker 2>these different areas that could very much be affected by

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<v Speaker 2>what's going on and a part of our short term future.

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<v Speaker 1>In southern California, KFI AM six forty on demand