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California Sues Donald Trump Administration Over National Guard Deployment; Curfew Now In Effect For Part Of Downtown Los Angeles; Immigration Raid Protests Spread Across U.S.; Democrats Push Back Against Criticism of Protest Response; Russia Launches Massive Drone Attack On Kyiv And Odesa; Teen Charged With Attempted Murder of Presidential Hopeful in Colombia; Police Detains Anti-ICE Protesters in New York, Chicago; Governor Newsom Blasts Trump Over Military Deployments in L.A.; Trump to Restore Names of Military Bases Previously Named for Confederate Leader; U.S. And China Reach an Agreement on Framework for Deal; Austria Mourns After 10 People Killed in School Shooting; U.N. Report Examines Reasons Behind Global Fertility Crisis; Meta CEO Recruiting Team to Build Superintelligence; Labubu Figurine Sells for More Than $150,000 in Beijing; BTS Fans Cheer as Two K-Pop Stars Finish Military Service. Aired 2-3a ET

Aired June 11, 2025 - 02:00   ET

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ROSEMARY CHURCH, CNN ANCHOR: Hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the United States and all around the world. I'm Rosemary Church.

Just ahead, downtown Los Angeles under curfew as protests against ICE detentions near their sixth day.

And it's not just L.A. anymore. Protests are spreading across the country, and President Trump says the military will remain in L.A., "Until there is peace."

ANNOUNCER: Live from Atlanta. This is CNN NEWSROOM with Rosemary Church.

CHURCH: Well, five nights into the Los Angeles protest, police say mass arrests are underway now that a curfew is in effect. Images from downtown L.A. have shown a heavy police presence with law enforcement detaining demonstrators refusing to leave. The curfew covers only a small section of America's second largest city, just one square mile of downtown L.A. It began a few hours ago and will last until 6:00 a.m. local time. Prior to this latest action, police said nearly 400 people had been arrested since Saturday.

Meanwhile, California's Governor Gavin Newsom has lashed out at the U.S. president over his decision to send thousands of National Guard troops and hundreds of Marines to L.A. in response to the protests over escalating immigration raids.

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GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM (D-CA): Thanks to our law enforcement officers and the majority of Angelenos who protested peacefully, the situation was winding down and was concentrated in just a few square blocks downtown. With that, that's not what Donald Trump wanted. He again chose escalation. He chose more force. He chose theatrics over public safety. He federalized another 2,000 Guard members. He deployed more than 700 active U.S. Marines.

These are the men and women trained for foreign combat, not domestic law enforcement. We honor their service. We honor their bravery, but we do not want our streets militarized by our own armed forces, not in L.A., not in California, not anywhere.

We're seeing unmarked cars, unmarked cars in school parking lots, kids afraid of attending their own graduation. Trump is pulling a military dragnet all across Los Angeles, well beyond his stated intent to just go after violent and serious criminals. His agents are arresting dishwashers, gardeners, day laborers and seamstresses. That's just weakness, weakness masquerading as strength.

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CHURCH: Governor Newsom also said President Trump is not opposed to violence if it suits him, citing the events of January 6th. Notable comments from the governor after a heated back and forth between the two leaders. President Trump has claimed that, if not for his actions, L.A. would have burned to the ground.

California has sued the Trump administration over the troop deployments. On Tuesday, judge -- a judge denied the state's request to immediately stop the mobilization and set a hearing for Thursday.

National Guard members have not just been guarding federal buildings, they also appear to be present as Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE carried out raids.

CNN's Michael Yoshida is covering all of this live for us from Los Angeles. Good to see you, Michael. So, we know that mass arrests have been made since this curfew was put in place. What is the latest from the streets of downtown L.A.?

MICHAEL YOSHIDA, CNN REPORTER: Good morning, Rosemary, you mentioned we're about three hours now into this new curfew here in this about one mile square area part of downtown L.A.

Right by me, you can see we still have that heavy law enforcement present, this is mostly California Highway Patrol here, but we have been getting reports from the LAPD, as well as from some of our other CNN crews that there are some arrests happening to those that are still defying this curfew. They're happening mostly off in the area we're pointing our camera, that's several blocks away, and it's near, again, kind of where you can see the building right here, that's that detention facility where we've seen a lot of these protests focused over the last few days, the few nights, and again, even today.

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I'll walk you through what we saw for most of the day. This street right here leads right up to that detention facility, and as the day progressed, we saw protesters fill the street, and then as we neared this curfew time, that's when we saw police start to push them back, and that's for most everyone we had in this area. That's when they cleared out.

We have helicopters overhead still from law enforcement. They've been putting their spotlights down in different areas here throughout the evening, but again, just a few hours now into this curfew. It's going to last until 6:00 local time, and we'll be keeping an eye on it throughout the evening.

CHURCH: Right. And Michael, what was the mayor's rationale for this curfew, and how long will she likely keep it in place in terms of how many nights do you think?

YOSHIDA: So, when we talk about this curfew and the mayor's rationale, we know over the last few nights we have seen some violence amongst those who have stayed out all night. We've also seen some looting. The LAPD saying about 23 or so stores have been looted over the last few nights.

So, in terms of trying to really stop those activities. That's why we're seeing this curfew. Again, it's only for a small area here within L.A. It's about that one square mile that you talked about that's roughly 100,000 or so residents impacted of the four so million that live here in L.A.

So, again, a very small section that will have this curfew tonight from 8:00 until 6:00 in the morning. As for how many days and nights, we could see this the mayor saying and our office saying it could last potentially for several days.

But again, something we'll be monitoring. We'll be monitoring how tonight goes and how the next few nights may go as well.

CHURCH: Right. Our thanks to Michael Yoshida from the streets there of Downtown L.A. Do take care of yourself there.

Jim Bueermann is the retired Chief of Police for Redlands, California, and he's president of the Future Policing Institute. Thank you, sir for talking with us.

JIM BUEERMANN, PRESIDENT, FUTURE POLICING INSTITUTE: Good evening. It's my pleasure.

CHURCH: So, police have been making these mass arrest. Since this curfew was enforced in downtown L.A. at 8:00 p.m. local time, how critical was it for local authorities to put this curfew in place, to gain control over the night hours, and how long do you think this curfew will be necessary going forward?

BUEERMANN: So, I think it was very critical for them to do that. It was the next step in what has been has been a logical progression of their reaction to -- I'm reticent to call these people protesters, right? The protesters were the peaceful, albeit angry, but the peaceful folks that were demonstrating their anger at the occurrences, these people at night who are vandalizing cars and assaulting officers and throwing things at them and all of that are not protesters. Those are anarchists. They're criminals. They're people who clearly have some kind of criminal intent.

And so, I think that the LAPD who has great experience in dealing with these things. They're probably one of, if not the best police large police departments in the United States in terms of dealing with these kinds of things, as messy as they may appear to viewers. But this is the next logical step, and it'll probably stay in place for the next couple of nights until they decide that it's no longer effective or they no longer need it.

CHURCH: And I did want to find out what your reaction was to President Trump activating and deploying 700 U.S. Marines on the streets of L.A. as well as 4,000 National Guard troops? As someone from law enforcement, what was your response to that?

BUEERMANN: Well, it's unprecedented, and we are in uncharted waters. I think for sure. My opinion, because I know both the Sheriff of L.A. County, Bob Luna, and I've known the police chief for a long time, Jim McDonnell, and the appropriate people to determine whether the law enforcement presence was adequate enough, in my opinion, are the police chief and the sheriff. And if they're not calling for those resources, then we should be listening to them.

The Marines have -- it's my understanding that the Marines have not been deployed on the streets. They are staging at a city south of Los Angeles, at a naval installation, and I don't think that they've actually been in L.A. on the streets where you're showing right now that image is where they are staging.

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The National Guard is a whole other story. And the fact that the president federalized the California National Guard, in essence taking control over the National Guard away from the governor is unprecedented step, I think, in California, and has left a lot of I think, police leaders in California scratching their head.

But California is a very complicated policing environment as it relates to immigration issues. In January of 2018, a law went into effect in California that prohibits the police from assisting immigration authorities. So, the police are prohibited by state law in California from engaging in any kind of immigration behavior. There are some exceptions that relate to criminal activity, but as we understand immigration law and what we're seeing here, the police are prohibited from doing that.

So, even if they wanted to, they could not assist ICE in what they're doing, and that may have necessitated bringing in the National Guard. It would have been better for everybody, I think, had the National Guard been deployed, if that was at the request of the chief and the mayor of Los Angeles and the county sheriff in concert with the governor.

But that's not what happened. And so we've got this situation where we've got these two bodies that are trying to do things without much communication, and it's a complicated policing environment for everybody right now.

CHURCH: Right. And what do you think it will take to deescalate the tensions on the streets of downtown L.A. in addition to this overnight curfew?

BUEERMANN: Yes, so remember that the -- these events really kind of have two sides to them. During the day, these are peaceful protests. They may be vocal. People are angry, but they're peaceful protests by people exercising their constitutional rights to demonstrate their expression, their freedom of speech and their express their anger.

At night or during the day when they are throwing chunks of concrete at the police, or they're vandalizing buildings or burning cars, those people are very different than the peaceful protesters who are just angry about what's going on.

I think slowly but surely, the criminal element that has been assaulting the police and vandalizing and destroying property will either eventually stop because they'll get tired of doing it, or they will be arrested, slowly but surely, the police are going to get them in custody.

And the downtown area. Remember that most of L.A. is not affected by this, but this small area in downtown L.A. will return to normal.

CHURCH: Very important distinction to make there between those day and night protesters. Jim Bueermann, thank you so much for talking with us. Appreciate it.

BUEERMANN: It was my pleasure.

CHURCH: A curfew is in effect in a small part of downtown Los Angeles right now, we will speak to a protester who lives in the area to get his perspective on the fifth day of demonstrations.

Plus, Europe slaps harsh new sanctions on Russia, saying the Kremlin is not interested in peace with Ukraine. We'll have the details when we come back.

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CHURCH: A show of support for immigrants in Los Angeles on the fifth day of protests in the city. Right now, a curfew is in effect and will last until the morning in a small part of downtown L.A.

In the last few hours, we have seen police detaining people who remain on the streets. Earlier, LAPD said they have arrested almost 400 people since Saturday, a series of immigration raids triggered the protests. Those raids are continuing with National Guard troops seemingly in attendance.

And for more, I'm joined now by Will Spencer, a protester who lives in downtown Los Angeles. Thanks so much for talking with us.

WILL SPENCER, LOS ANGELES RESIDENT: Thanks for having me, Rosemary.

CHURCH: So, Will, you have attended a number of these protests. I did want to ask you, why did you decide that you needed to make your voice heard, and what message are you trying to send here?

SPENCER: Yes, well, we are protesting ICE. There are anonymous, masked federal agents that are really terrorizing our community here, they're arresting men, women and children with no warrants, no due process, with complete disregard of habeas corpus, which is a basic principle that protects individuals from unlawful detention.

And so, you know, authoritarian regimes tend to attack those who are least able to defend themselves. And so, I felt like it was -- it was my duty as a resident here to speak out for my community.

CHURCH: So, what then was your reaction when you heard that President Trump had bypassed Governor Newsom and deployed 4000 members of the National Guard now and 700 U.S. Marines?

SPENCER: Yes, very distressing. I was very distressed. I think that the -- you know, attending these protests, from my perspective, everyone was very peaceful. Everyone was just out there voicing their opinion. The LAPD was there, and I personally didn't really see any sort of need for, you know, this type of militarization that seems unprecedented, honestly. So, it was -- yes, it was very distressing.

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CHURCH: So your sense was that LAPD very much had this under control before the National Guard arrived and was federalized?

SPENCER: Yes, that was my sense. I mean, it wasn't without its -- you know, it's hiccups. But I think for the most part, this seemed like a pretty standard protest. So, I was definitely very confused hearing the news of the, you know, National Guard and the Marines being deployed.

CHURCH: And Will, you have been attending peaceful protests, as you say. So, how did you feel when some bad actors became violent and hijacked the message that you and others are trying to send at these protests?

SPENCER: Well, I personally didn't see any of that. I know that there have been some videos out there, but the vast majority from what I've seen myself and from videos is peaceful people trying to be a voice for the voiceless and really protect their community here in Los Angeles, which is so rich with immigrants. So, I really think that it was a -- you know, this militarization is an affront to us.

But I didn't personally see any of these, you know, so called bad actors. That's something I've seen the videos of, but didn't see personally.

CHURCH: So, what do you think of the curfew that's now in place, and will be in place from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. for a number of nights. We're not completely sure how many nights. So, what was your reaction to that?

SPENCER: Yes, well, I was out there tonight, actually Rosemary, and it was -- it was a very eerie scene, because there were very few single digit protesters that I saw, probably four or five, but hundreds, literally hundreds of LAPD officers, military convoys. I hear the helicopters outside my window right now.

And so, the -- you know, I think I understand where Mayor Bass is coming from with the curfews. But at the same time, you know, there's protesters that are out there that are trying to get their voice heard, and they're being arrested. I believe there's been nearly 400 arrests made.

So, that's -- it seems a bit a bit counterintuitive for Mayor Bass to go on and say that she stands with our city and stands with our community, but then to be arresting peaceful protesters.

CHURCH: Yes, I think what she was saying was that those who have committed any violent acts would be arrested, and I think that 400 is since Saturday.

But what are your intentions in the days ahead? What will you be doing in terms of getting out and protesting? Will you continue to do that?

SPENCER: Yes, you know, we're resilient as a community. Like I said, this is such a rich migrant community that they -- immigrants really make up the fabric of our city. You know, the most of the protests -- lot of the protests have been going on in downtown L.A., yes, but a section of downtown L.A. called Little Tokyo, which implies, right there, that this is, you know, built by immigrants here.

So, I plan to be out there, especially this Saturday, on the 14th for No Kings Day, as we, you know, respond to President Trump's birthday parade.

CHURCH: Will Spencer, we thank you so much for talking with us. Appreciate it.

SPENCER: My pleasure. Thank you.

CHURCH: The European Union is planning harsh new sanctions against Russia. The proposal still needs the approval of E.U. member states. It targets Moscow's ability to make money from its oil and gas production.

The new package is the 18th since the start of the war. It comes as the Kremlin has ramped up its aerial attacks across Ukraine. The president of the European Commission says the sanctions are necessary because strength is the only language that Russia will understand.

And CNN's Nick Paton Walsh has more now on the pace and intensity of Russia's attacks.

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NICK PATON WALSH, CNN CHIEF INTERNATIONAL SECURITY CORRESPONDENT: While its Monday night attacks that appear to have been a record Russian attempt according to Ukrainian numbers of 479 drones launched against Ukraine. It is indeed the last night that's seen so much of the focus, it seems, on trying to break Kyiv's air defenses.

315 drones launched, according to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a lot of which focused on the capital. Some effects too, where certainly a building next to the E.U. Delegations Office is damaged, and the 11th Century San Sophia Cathedral experiencing damage too. That's a UNESCO protected site, a sign that potentially, some of the capital's air defenses were not indeed able to stop everything getting through.

And perhaps Moscow's focus will be night by night, as they seem able to escalate the volume of drones that they fire at Ukraine, will be focusing on trying to breach the capital's defenses that have held up, it's fair to say, reasonably well over the past months or so, although many were concerned at some point, there would be a moment where they would break.

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The Port City of Odessa to though coming under attack, two killed there, and a number injured as well, as well as a maternity ward being hit too again by drone strikes. It appears, though, that the response to Russia's being attacked in its key air bases over last weekend is, it seems so far to up by a few 100 more potentially the number of drones it launches at Ukraine every night.

Is this a start of a new higher tempo, potentially, because Russia is able to produce more drones? We'll have to see in the weeks and months ahead.

But it certainly marks again, sleepless nights for Ukrainians, injury, death and civilian infrastructure clearly being hit as well as these drones are either shot out of the sky or dive down into their targets.

The horror, though, frankly, of so many in Kyiv, the capital, just lying awake and listening to the endless buzz of drones passing overhead, hard to overestimate.

Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, London.

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CHURCH: Still to come. Some Democrats in Washington disagree about the party's response to the protests in Los Angeles. We will bring you both sides of the argument, just ahead.

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[02:30:54] CHURCH: Welcome back, everyone. Protests denouncing immigration raids and President Trump's immigration policies have spread throughout the country. Crowds gathered in New York City on Tuesday outside ICE offices and marched through the city to other ICE locations and an immigration court building. Police detained some protestors who defied orders to clear the streets. A law enforcement official tells CNN, there were about 45 arrests in the city Tuesday evening.

Frightening video out of Chicago where a car drove erratically through groups of protesters, some demonstrators tried to follow the driver, but they never stopped and drove away from the protests. And in San Francisco, a source tells CNN protests are the reason two immigration courts closed their doors early Tuesday. According to the Associated Press, there were multiple arrests during those demonstrations.

Well, meantime, the war of words between President Trump and California's governor intensified Tuesday. Gavin Newsom said the president chose theatrics over public safety in deploying the National Guard, after Trump posted on social media that if he hadn't done so, Los Angeles "would be burning to the ground." Kristen Holmes has the latest now from the White House

KRISTEN HOLMES, CNN SENIOR WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: President Donald Trump talking about the situation in Los Angeles using a number of opportunities to get in front of cameras with reporters and answer questions on what was happening on the ground there. He took that opportunity to once again trade barbs with Governor Newsom, the Democratic governor in the state, saying that he was grossly incompetent. But he also took it a step farther.

When he was at Fort Bragg, he talked for a while about why exactly he sent troops and doubling down on this idea that it was necessary. There have obviously been some complications with this meeting, that there was legal action that was brought against him. He's clearly trying to justify why it was. He used words like rebellion. He used words like invasion. He also at one point said that there were people infiltrating and operating federal buildings.

So again, he is trying to stress the idea of why he did this by saying it was necessary to not only send in the National Guard, but to also send in these Marines, which we have heard from lawmakers in California who have said it was not necessary for Trump to do so. Now, when asked about how long the National Guard or the military was going to be in California or in Los Angeles, here's what Donald Trump said.

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DONALD TRUMP, (R) PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: If there's peace, we get out. If there's even a chance of no peace, we stay there until there is peace.

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HOLMES: So that there being a little bit subjective, until there's peace. Earlier he said, until there was no more danger. When asked what danger looked like, he had some examples. But it is clear that Donald Trump himself is watching this unfold and deciding what next steps to take. One of the things we had been reporting is just how far he was willing to go. Would he be willing to invoke the Insurrection Act? There are members of his team who don't believe that's where they should go, but there are also others who want to take a more aggressive stance.

And Trump himself seemed to say that he was making an example out of Los Angeles in some ways, saying at one point that people would look at the city and know, or look at the situation and know that if they were to act out during these various ICE raids or events like this, that they'll be met with equal or more force than they're seeing in Los Angeles.

Kristen Holmes, CNN, the White House.

CHURCH: Senate Democrat John Fetterman is criticizing his party's response to the L.A. protest. He posted online that Democrats lose "the moral high ground" when we refuse to condemn setting cars on fire, destroying buildings, and assaulting law enforcement. CNN's Manu Raju spoke with some of his Democratic colleagues who pushed back against the Senator's comments.

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MANU RAJU, CNN CHIEF CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT: I want to switch (ph) your post that you put on X -- your post on X last night about the Democratic response here. What is it about the Democratic response to these protests that's concerning you?

SEN. JOHN FETTERMAN, (D-PA): What I'm saying, it's like you can't defend when people start setting things on fire or they start damaging buildings, or going after members of law enforcement, that's not free speech.

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That is not -- that is not peaceful protests. and I'm very supportive of immigration as well too. We have to find a way forward, the two must be true. Stop setting it on fire. Like that's not -- that's not protesting, that's destructive. That's our -- that's just unacceptable.

RAJU: Senator Fetterman said that your party loses the moral high ground when you guys refuse to condemn the violence that you're seeing in L.A. What do you say to Senator Fetterman?

REP. ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ, (D-NY): I mean, I think we should absolutely condemn the violence of ripping apart families, of ICE breaking the law, of them going into elementary schools and churches and raiding workplaces. And I absolutely condemn ICE's consistently illegal activity and the fact that they are -- and the fact that they're also rounding up U.S. citizens and also documented people who are here legally with no regard for the court system and judicial injunctions.

And I think that if Senator Fetterman or anybody else is concerned with law and order, we should be looking at one of the most law- breaking agencies and administrations that we've seen in the United States. We also have a convicted felon in the White House as well.

SEN. CHRIS MURPHY, (D-CT): Donald Trump has no interest in standing up to violent protestors because he pardoned every single violent protestor that tried to attack our Capitol and destroy our democracy. The fact of the matter is, Donald Trump is not looking to create peace. He's not looking to calm the situation. He's looking for a fight. He's sending in the National Guard and the Marines to try to inflame the situation because he's looking for an excuse, likely, to be able to declare some kind of martial law.

RAJU: The White House sees this, clearly, as a winning issue for them. You guys have struggled on the issue of immigration. Are you concerned that you guys may be on the wrong side of public opinion?

MURPHY: Right now, Donald Trump is spending most of his energy trying to throw 15 million Americans off of healthcare. That's super unpopular, especially because it's essentially being used as a mechanism to also pass along a tax cut to the very, very wealthy. So of course, he's going to try to distract people by creating fights and creating headlines in other places.

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CHURCH: A teenager in Colombia has been charged with the attempted murder of a prominent politician and presidential hopeful. Colombian officials say the unnamed 15-year-old shot Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay at a rally in Bogota before trying to flee. He also faces firearm charges after authorities say they found a 9-mm GLOCK-type firearm in his possession. Footage show the Senator giving a speech to a crowd before shots rang out. He remains in critical condition.

A wave of explosions hit southwest Colombia on Tuesday, killing at least seven people. The blasts are believed to be part of an attack targeting the country's police. Stefano Pozzebon has more.

STEFANO POZZEBON, CNN CONTRIBUTOR: The southwest of Colombia was rocked by more than 20 targeted attacks across Tuesday morning. These wave of violence included car bombs, firearm attacks, and the launching of explosive devices. The Colombian police have confirmed that at least seven people have been killed. These included at least two police officers with dozens more people injured in at least two different departments of the country.

Authorities are blaming the violence on the Estado Mayor Central or EMC, which is a rebel organization that refused to lay down weapons during the historic peace process in Colombia in 2016. The group is still active in narco trafficking and armed revolution, and they have not claimed responsibility. CNN has reached out to them for comment.

This wave of violence took place only two days after Miguel Uribe, a prominent senator and a presidential candidate, was shot in the head during a rally in Bogota on Saturday afternoon. Uribe survived the attacks, but analysts believe that these two successive episodes on Saturday and Tuesday morning are a sign that the security situation in Colombia is deteriorating rapidly.

ELIZABETH DICKINSON, SENIOR ANALYST FOR THE ANDES, INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP: There are certain types of violence in Colombia that are so symbolically connected to the history of civil conflict that when they've happened in recent years, it really does raise the question about whether Colombia continues to move forward or is regressing to that darker era. We're talking about assassinations of candidates, kidnapping, and these terrorist-style attacks are yet another concern that in public opinion is sending a message that Colombia is returning to an era when organized crime had a significant hold across the country.

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POZZEBON: The Colombian government has deployed troops, including Special Operations Commando, to the region impacted by the violence on Tuesday morning with the President Gustavo Petro due to travel to Cali, the capital of the Southwest of Colombia on Wednesday afternoon.

For CNN, this is Stefano Pozzebon, Bogota.

CHURCH: Thanks for joining us. I'm Rosemary Church. "World Sport" is coming up next for our international viewers. For everyone else, do stay with us. "CNN Newsroom" continues next with a short -- after a short break. Stay with us.

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CHURCH: Welcome back, everyone. More now on our top story this hour, protests and rallies are spreading across the country in solidarity with Los Angeles. In New York, police in riot gear arrested demonstrators who clashed with officers. Video from the scene shows some in the crowd throwing water bottles and other objects. And in Chicago, tempers flared between police and anti-ICE protesters. Cameras captured several physical altercations between officers and demonstrators. It's not clear what led to those clashes.

Well, the chorus of Democratic lawmakers blaming President Trump for inflaming the situation in Los Angeles continues to grow. CNN's Tom Foreman has more on why the president activated the National Guard and Marines.

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TOM FOREMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Thousands of National Guard troops and hundreds of Marines have been called to Los Angeles by President Trump, who insists only military muscle can contain the trouble.

TRUMP: If we didn't send out the National Guard and last time, we gave them a little additional help, Los Angeles would be burning right now.

FOREMAN (voice-over): But local officials say police were already dealing with sporadic violence around the largely peaceful protests, which they say were spurred by the White House's desperate and clumsy quest to increase deportations.

MAYOR KAREN BASS, (D) LOS ANGELES: People have asked me, what are the Marines going to do when they get here? That's a good question. I have no idea.

FOREMAN (voice-over): It underscores Trump's longstanding interest in using the U.S. Military even against Americans. For example, when Black Lives Matter protestors rose up in 2020, Trump reportedly considered deploying troops and asked his then defense secretary, can't you just shoot them? Just shoot them in the legs or something? Trump denies such tales. But just last fall, when asked about potential election unrest, he said --

TRUMP: We have some very bad people. We have some sick people, radical left lunatics. And I think they're the -- and it should be very easily handled by, if necessary, by National Guard or if really necessary by the Military.

FOREMAN (voice-over): He has stretched norms by sending thousands of troops to America's southern border by planning a massive parade of military force. And by ignoring former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Mark Milley, who said standing beside Trump for a photo op against the backdrop of the Black Lives Matter protest was a mistake.

MARK MILLEY, FORMER UNITED STATES CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF: That's fundamental to the health of this republic. You never want the military in actual politics.

FOREMAN (voice-over): To be sure, there are a few rarely used ways a president can call troops to enforce domestic law, including the Insurrection Act aimed at stopping uprisings against government authority. But Trump did not cite that and send help when his followers attacked the U.S. Capitol in 2021, trying to overturn the election he lost. Instead, he pardoned all those protestors on his first day back in office. Still, in Los Angeles where the protestors oppose him, Trump is keeping that card on the table.

TRUMP: If there's an insurrection, I would certainly invoke it. We'll see.

FOREMAN: The last time the L.A. riots were invoked were in the 1992 Los Angeles riots. I was there. They were much bigger, much more violent than anything we're seeing now. And even then, the invocation of this act only came with the cooperation and agreement of the president, the governor, and the mayor all acting together.

Tom Foreman, CNN, Washington.

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CHURCH: President Trump used a speech honoring soldiers to defend his decision to deploy troops to Los Angeles. In his speech, he also mocked the Biden administration for changing the name of Fort Bragg to Fort Liberty, a decision he reversed. He also announced he would be bringing back the names of other bases, previously named after Confederate leaders.

TRUMP: For a little breaking news, we are also going to be restoring the names to Fort Pickett, Fort Hood, Fort Gordon, Fort Rucker, Fort Polk, Fort A.P. Hill, and Fort Robert E. Lee.

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CHURCH: Tuesday's speech was part of a series of celebrations for the Army's 250th anniversary, which will culminate with a major parade in Washington on Saturday.

The U.S. and China have agreed in principle on a trade framework after two days of talks in London, neither side disclosed any specifics. The presidents of both countries will have to approve the plan before it can be implemented. It follows a phone call between Presidents Trump and Xi, and talks in Geneva last month. In May, both sides agreed to drastically reduce tariffs on each other's goods for 90 days to allow for negotiations.

Austria is reeling from one of the worst rampages in the country's history. Officials say at least 10 people, including teenagers, were killed in a shooting at a high school in the city of Graz on Tuesday. CNN's Fred Pleitgen has details.

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FREDERIK PLEITGEN, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice- over): Children screaming as the shooter opened fire inside this high school in Graz. Shattering the quiet of this South Austrian town. Police say they intervened only minutes later, hundreds of officers deployed to the scene, but the damage had been done. Many killed and wounded, some critically evacuated to nearby hospitals. Even as things calmed down, a heavy security deployment in surrounding streets. Panicked parents soon converged on a nearby sports center where authorities had moved students trying to find out if their children were among the dead and injured.

This mother said she was lucky to hear from her son who has a cell phone. I still cannot comprehend it, she says, it's unbelievable when you're sitting at home and don't know whether you're safe or not. The mass shooting, one of the worst rampages in this country's history. Austrians own more guns than most of their European Union neighbors, but gun violence here is relatively low, a fraction of the U.S.' rates according to the Small Arms Survey Research Institute.

And many are left wondering about the motive. Authorities said they believe the shooter, a former student of the same school who didn't graduate, acted alone and died by suicide in a school bathroom.

Two firearms were used in the shooting, this police official says, which were recovered at the scene. These weapons are now being forensically examined. The suspected perpetrator is believed to have possessed the weapons legally. Austria has declared three days of mourning with messages of condolences pouring in from all over the world after a rampage many in this country cannot comprehend.

Fred Pleitgen, CNN, Graz, Austria.

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CHURCH: The United Nations says the world is facing a fertility crisis and is calling for urgent action to address it. A survey across 14 countries uncovered the main reasons why millions worldwide are having fewer children than they'd like. They include financial limitations, job insecurity, and fears about the future. Lack of a suitable partner and limited childcare options are also among the biggest reasons. A U.N. expert suggests paid family leave, affordable fertility care, and supportive partners could all be answers to the crisis.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly making a push towards superintelligence, a form of AI that could one day outperform human brains. According to Bloomberg, Zuckerberg has grown frustrated with Meta's A.I. progress and is assembling a team of experts. The report says he plans to hire about 50 people and is restructuring Meta's headquarters to prioritize the project.

Well, the sale of a collectible behind a global toy craze set a new record at the Chinese auction house on Tuesday. Yongle International Auction in Beijing sold a human-sized Labubu figurine for more than $150,000. The little toy monsters have been at the center of a global frenzy for the past year since celebrities started promoting them.

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JIANG ZAOZAO, YONGLE INTERNATIONAL AUCTION (through translator): I noticed everyone was talking about this and then it suddenly hit me, why not ride the wave of a trending topic? People usually think of auction houses as something very traditional, antiques, calligraphy, and paintings, or extremely expensive pieces. And I thought, what if we could attract younger collectors to take a look at auctions and realize there's actually so much variety? So I asked myself, what's the hottest topic right now? And it's the Labubu.

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CHURCH: The Chinese toy company, Pop Mart, sells the figurines in blind boxes. Customers don't know which toy they'll receive until they actually open the package.

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The auctioneer says the mint green figurine was the only one available in the world.

Well, fans of the K-Pop super-group BTS are cheering as two of its members have finished their mandatory military service in South Korea. Bandmates RM and V saluted here in their uniforms. Fans known as the BTS Army danced at a cafe showing a live stream. They're hoping the release of all seven group members will trigger a comeback. I want to thank you so much for joining us this hour. I'm Rosemary Church. I will be back with more "CNN Newsroom" in just a moment. Do stay with us.

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