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Trump Mobilizes 700 Marines and 4,000 National Guard to L.A.; Tammy Bruce: We Want Law and Order here at Home; U.S. State Department Spokesperson Speaks to CNN; Trump Acknowledges Feeling More Emboldened to Send National Guard to L.A. in Second Term; Trump and Vance to Attend Kennedy Center Show Tonight; Crucial System of Currents is Slowing, Increasing Sea Levels. Aired 11a-12p ET
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ZAIN ASHER, CNN HOST, ONE WORLD: An overnight curfew expires in a small section of Downtown Los Angeles.
BIANNA GOLODRYGA, CNN HOST, ONE WORLD: "One World" starts right now. And as the city braces for more Anti-ICE protests, the Governor is accusing
President Trump of a brazen abuse of power.
ASHER: Gaza aid, Russia's war in Ukraine and immigration, the state department spokesperson joins us this hour to talk about Trump
Administration's foreign policy.
GOLODRYGA: Studies show crucial ocean currents are slowing down and could collapse in the coming decades. We'll look at how that would redraw the
climate map. Hello, everyone. Live from New York. I'm Bianna Golodryga, reunited finally, at last.
ASHER: -- five days, I'm Zain Asher. You are watching "One World." As Los Angeles braces for a sixth day of protests and anti-ICE demonstrations
spread across the United States. The president is suggesting that he wouldn't hesitate to send military to other states if there is also
disorder as well, and California's Governor warns the moment America has now feared has actually arrived.
GOLODRYGA: It is 8:00 a.m. in Los Angeles, and an overnight curfew covering a 2.5 square kilometer section of Downtown Los Angeles has lifted following
a fifth night of demonstrations. Hundreds of active-duty Marines are on standby, ready to join 4,000 National Guard troops that have already been
mobilized.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump, who has long pondered using U.S. troops on domestic soil, acknowledges feeling more emboldened to send in National
Guard troops in his second term, he made the comments in an interview with "The New York Post" podcast.
ASHER: California's Governor warns it's an indication of what's to come. In a scathing address on Tuesday night, Gavin Newsom said that Trump is
choosing theatrics over public safety, and he warns it's Americans we're going to be paying the price.
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GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM (D-CA): This brazen abuse of power by a sitting president inflamed a combustible situation, putting our people, our officers and even
our National Guard at risk. That's when the downward spiral began. Democracy is under assault before our eyes. This moment we have feared has
arrived. He's taking a wrecking ball, a wrecking ball to our founding fathers' historic project
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ASHER: John Miller is in New York first. Let's go to Kevin Liptak, who joins us at the White House. I mean, if you look at what is happening in
L.A.? What has happened this week? I mean, these are not scenes that we're used to seeing in in the United States, right? We're used to seeing these
sorts of scenes overseas.
Just talk to us about whether or not it is likely at this point that Donald Trump is going to pull the trigger on deploying military troops to other
cities in America if there is also enough, in his view, unrest there too.
KEVIN LIPTAK, CNN SENIOR WHITE HOUSE REPORTER: Yeah, and he's making very clear that he is ready and willing to do just that. I think you're right
that the scenes are dramatic for the United States, but it's important to note that they are contained to a relatively small part of Los Angeles and
the rest of the city.
You know, the enormous metropolis, the second largest city in the U.S., is going about relatively normally. When you listen to President Trump, it is
clear that he's leaving all of his legal options open here. And in fact, we were talking to Pam Bondi, the Attorney General, here at the White House,
just in the last hour or two, and I asked her specifically whether the president was considering invoking the Insurrection Act.
You know, you've heard President Trump and a lot of his advisers, including Stephen Miller, who has sort of been the orchestrator of the hardline
immigration policy that the president has been carried out. What -- I asked Pam Bondi what the threshold would be for invoking this, which is sort of
the most extreme action that the president could take to deploy law enforcement in the United States?
She didn't say specifically, but she said that the U.S. government, the administration, was, quote, not scared to do everything that they needed to
do to try and tamp down on these protests, making very clear that what we're seeing the president do in Los Angeles is very much not the end that
he could potentially do this further and further, particularly as these protests start to pop up around the country.
And as major protests are planned at the end of this week on Saturday, which we should note, is the same day the president plans to have a major
military parade here in Washington. He did say yesterday that if anyone was planning to protest that that parade, that they would be met with force.
All of this is, of course, pitting the president against Gavin Newsom, who he has long seen as something of a political foil. Newsom used some pretty
strenuous language in that address yesterday, one decrying the violence and decrying the looting. but also going after Trump for helping inspire what
he says was an avoidable situation. Listen to Gavin Newsom.
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NEWSOM: The rule of law has increasingly been given way to the rule of Don. The Founding Fathers, they didn't live and die to see this kind of moment.
It's time for all of us to stand up this moment we all need to stand up and be held to account a higher level of accountability.
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LIPTAK: Now, it should be said that so much of what the president is doing now, deploying the National Guard to tamp down on these protests, is
something that he mused about and thought about doing during his first term in office. Back then, advisers essentially talked him out of it.
He's no longer constrained by that kind of aid. The people who are around him now are much more willing to entertain his impulses to go along with
what the president wants to do. And he has talked now repeatedly over the last several days about regretting not doing this earlier in his first
term. So, clearly the president very intent on sticking with this plan going forward.
GOLODRYGA: All right. Kevin Liptak, standby for us. I do want to bring in our John Miller. And John, I was struck by something that DHS Secretary
Kristi Noem said yesterday when she was in the Oval Office with the president, as it relates to the 700 Marines that were also sent to Los
Angeles to quell these protests, or at least to assist.
She said that these Marines were specifically trained to handle the situation on the ground that they face there. And I'm wondering if that is,
in fact, the case, because we've heard from other experts saying that Marines are not prepared or trained for these types of large urban setting
protests that we've seen. So, can you just help explain that for our viewers?
JOHN MILLER, CNN CHIEF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND INTELLIGENCE ANALYST: Well, these are Marines that come from a base called 29 Palms out in the desert.
They're specifically trained in desert operations. They are a rifle company that is specifically trained in close-quarters battle with enemies.
They have been everywhere, I mean, through their history, from Guadalcanal in World War II to Anbar Province in Iraq. And they're very experienced.
What you're looking at here, though, is they've been getting training in crowd control, in de-escalation, in hand-to-hand combat, but we're also not
certain what is their mission going to be on the ground.
And all of this is in the context of a Governor and a Mayor of Los Angeles and a Police Chief and a Sheriff who are saying, we don't need the military
to either secure the federal buildings or to do anything else here. We could control the situation without the National Guard, and certainly
without active-duty Marines. But that has led to a curfew last night, where, and I think we can hear her say it, where Mayor Karen Bass issued a
stern warning to anybody who would break it.
GOLODRYGA: All right. And as we noted that these protests have now expanded beyond just Los Angeles in lower Manhattan, not far from where I live,
there were pretty significant protests here in New York City as well. We saw them in Chicago. We saw them in Dallas as well all over the country.
John Miller and Kevin Liptak, thank you both, and we'll have much more.
ASHER: All right, they were shot at while waiting to get food. Hospital officials say that dozens of Palestinians were killed by gunfire at two
locations in Northern Gaza earlier today.
GOLODRYGA: Yeah, Israel has warned people not to approach the aid distribution sites between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. local time, describing
the areas as active war zones, but hungry residents have often ignored such warnings. Israel said that it is reviewing the incidents.
ASHER: Yeah, this as a source confirms President Trump told Benjamin Netanyahu to bring a quick end to the war in Gaza. He told the prime
minister in a phone call Monday to dial down the rhetoric on Iran as well.
GOLODRYGA: Meanwhile, the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, is making some rather inflammatory and eye-raising statements on the future of
a Palestinian state, telling Bloomberg News that he no longer believes in a two-state solution. CNN's Oren Liebermann joins us now live from Jerusalem.
What more did the Ambassador say in this interview Oren?
OREN LIEBERMANN, CNN JERUSALEM BUREAU CHIEF: So, quite striking comments from U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, who is frankly, a proud
evangelical Christian who has advocated for Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank in the past, and who, years ago, questioned whether
there was such a thing as a Palestinian.
Very much in that vein, in an interview with Bloomberg, he basically said the two-state solution, that is the idea of a state of Israel next to a
state of Palestine, is no longer U.S. policy. Why is that important? Well, frankly, because it has been for decades, under both Democrat and
Republican administrations.
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He told Bloomberg, and I quote here, unless there are some significant things that change in the culture, there's no room for it. He then
suggested that a Palestinian state could be carved out of some of the surrounding Muslim states here. Now this is a key question of whether he's
simply out on his own, putting out his own opinions or beliefs, or whether this is now Trump Administration policy.
President Donald Trump, of course, suggested the idea of turning Gaza into what he called the Gaza Riviera, a plan that would have the effectively
emigration of a large part of the Palestinian population there. But he's talked much less about what would happen to the West Bank.
Here is Huckabee basically saying he doesn't see it becoming any part of a two-state solution in what he says is in our lifetime. So, some quite
shocking comments there from Huckabee.
GOLODRYGA: All right. Oren Liebermann, thank you so much. And joining us now is Tammy Bruce, the Spokesperson for the U.S. State Department. Tammy,
welcome to the program. I think this is your first time joining us. So, thank you.
TAMMY BRUCE, SPOKESPERSON, U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT: Thank you.
GOLODRYGA: And you are the perfect person to have on to answer the question as to whether the ambassador is speaking for the state department, for the
U.S. Administration, in that suggesting it is no longer U.S. policy to look for a two-state solution.
BRUCE: Well, I'm not going to parse or remark on what Ambassador Huckabee would be saying. What I can tell you is what the White House certainly has
reiterated, and what I've reiterated over well, certainly since taking this role in January, is that the president is determined to stop the carnage in
Gaza.
Clearly, the United States has led the way through Special Envoy Witkoff, to deal with the parties involved in this dynamic and to make sure that the
carnage ends. This is obviously a generational issue, and the president has stepped up and has been very clear that he wants this to end, and he's
called for the region to come up with new ideas.
And of course, the region has stepped up to do that. So, this is certainly a regional issue. The United States is focused on a ceasefire because
nothing can happen. No other considerations or moving forward can happen until all of this stops.
Of course, we know Hamas can stop this by releasing the hostages they continue to hold, by putting down their weapons and moving forward, because
the first victims in this dynamic, clearly, are the people of Gaza. And President Trump is determined to bring this to an end so that life can
return to some kind of normalcy, and everyone in the region can look to the future with some hope.
GOLODRYGA: No doubt, given their actions, Hamas has little regard, both for Israeli lives and even Palestinian lives. And you're right to note there.
So, 58 hostages there this war could come to an end if Hamas does lay down its arms.
But as it pertains specifically to what has been U.S. policy for multiple administrations, the fact that the United States, at the state department,
has not walked back or tried to clean up the Ambassador's comments suggest that he is, in fact, speaking for the U.S. government. So, is there a
change in policy here?
BRUCE: Of course, I'm the Spokesperson for the State Department. The person that makes the policy regarding foreign policy is President Trump. This is
a fluid, dynamic situation. President Trump is the one, of course, it's a one guiding hand for the country on all of our issues. Secretary Rubio
implements the president's vision.
And at this point, we are a whole of government, and certainly the administration and the state department, focusing on the nature of stopping
a daily carnage that continues on as we also work to get food and aid into that region. Your coverage of that was excellent, and the discussion of it
has to happen, and the world has wanted food and aid to get there.
And these are the ideas that we've got to focus on at this point. And then as we -- I believe, because President Trump accomplishes his goals, is that
we will have a time where we can discuss the future and what that looks like.
ASHER: So, Tammy, when you obviously, you're talking about President Trump's main priority, one of his main priorities, being to stop the
carnage in Gaza. Obviously, there have been reports of numerous days of innocent Palestinians, ordinary Palestinians, essentially being shot at as
they are trying to get food from an aid distribution site.
In addition to that, all of this happening as the enclave is clearly on the brink of famine. I mean, a lot of people in Gaza, as you know, are living
on one meal a day, if that. Just to get your perspective on this, how should ordinary Americans be responding to that kind of suffering,
regardless of politics?
BRUCE: Well, you know, it is, in fact, the -- what the choice that the American people made last year in electing Trump is that we want, as
Americans, we want law and order here at home. We saw the world begin to expand into wars and into major issues that we don't like and we don't
accept.
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And certainly, generations of Americans have watched what's happening with Israel and the attack of that stalwart ally of the United States. When
we've been speaking about food aid, et cetera, we've had to remind people that this began on October 7th, that there was a ceasefire on that day, and
that it was a musk festival very close to Gaza.
And Hamas decided it was time to end that peace and committed an atrocity that's the worst since the holocaust itself. And so, our goal, of course,
is to make sure Americans care about this, that this kind of you know, becoming inured to generational violence has got to come to an end, in
addition to the anti-Semitism that fuels it.
But that said, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has delivered what they now report as being 13 million meals into that region. It's of course, it's a
war zone. One of the reasons why it has been difficult is because the fighting has continued despite the fact that we gained a ceasefire early
on, which Hamas again broke in this process.
So, we are working within a very unusual dynamic, a horrible one, and we will continue to do it. But there are risks because of the nature of it,
and there is one group, as we have all acknowledged, that can stop this in a moment, and that is Hamas, and its blood-thirsty determination to
continue the suffering.
So, we are working through a war zone, getting aid in. We've asked for new ideas. The Gaza Humanitarian Fund provided a new idea, and has been
delivering, as I've said, a remarkable number of meals to central and there's posts in the central area of Gaza and two in the southern area of
Gaza, and they want to expand. So that's what we're looking at, and that's the kind of thing that can make the difference.
ASHER: When you think about what the IDF though Tammy has said about the shooting of civilians, they've talked about the fact that they had warned
people not to approach these aid distribution sites between certain hours, between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. but a lot of residents, who obviously are
extremely hungry, have ignored some of those warnings.
I mean, you talk about, obviously Hamas being a terror group and obviously being extremely bloodthirsty. No one is denying that, but how much of the
onus is on Israel to exercise restraint and protect innocent civilian life in Gaza?
BRUCE: Certainly, Israel has noted, and as an ally, of course, we understand them as caring about the nature of this. They were minding their
own business on October 7th, and all of that, of course, came apart. But the IDF and Israel have noted, when it's a dynamic that we don't know
what's happened on the ground that they're investigating.
And that's what we expect of everyone, that if the situation occurs, it's in their interest. And they understand this. I don't speak for Israel, but
we understand that as an ally, they are taking proper points and investigating situations that occur with all of us, understanding that
we're all working to try to make this work.
And Israel, from the start, of course, has had their security. They have every right to defend themselves. They're the ones who are literally on the
front line in this framework. And we're all trying to create an environment that at least we can continue to move for a ceasefire that will make all of
this go away.
Even Hamas won't even deal with that kind of a dynamic. It's all a game. And the fact is, it's a war zone. Horrible things happen. There's no doubt
about that. And we know that Israel tries to mitigate that, is working to try to make things be as peaceful as possible with the efforts to do this.
And at the same time, if something happens that is a horrible dynamic they are investigating, and we will get some clarity from them about the nature
of actions they will take or adjustments that happen on the ground. I'm sure.
GOLODRYGA: Tammy, can I get you to respond to "The New York Times" reporting this morning, the Secretary of State is pushing to investigate
whether Harvard University violated federal sanctions by collaborating on a health insurance conference in China that may have included officials
blacklisted by the U.S. government.
Can you confirm that that investigation is underway, and that is something that has been endorsed by the Secretary of State?
BRUCE: Well, I'm not going to comment on any dynamic where it involves ongoing negotiations or considerations about action that the State
Department will take. So, I'm not able to comment on that for you right now.
ASHER: Tammy, I want to talk about the travel ban that went into effect this week.
BRUCE: Sure.
ASHER: When you consider some of the countries that are on this list. I mean, obviously, if you sort of look at the countries with sort of a broad
stroke view, a lot of them, obviously in the Middle East and Africa, obviously, Haiti is part of it. A lot of these countries do have conflict
in common.
Many of them have been going through civil wars. Some of them have been dealing with terrorism. But I think one of the questions a lot of people
are asking is that there are many other countries right who are dealing with the same sort of crises, the same sort of issues.
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For example, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, those countries were not included on the travel ban list. Can you
explain the methodology as to how this list sort of came about?
BRUCE: Right. Again, I can't discuss specifics about the decision making, about what we apply. But what I can say is that there are very specific
reasons why these countries are on the list, these specific countries. You're correct. These countries are either in conflict, are have terrorism
aspects, violent gangs, but one thing they were dealing with it there's several issues involved.
First, if we believe that those countries have a system where they can genuinely vet the people who are attempting to get visas, if we are getting
the correct information from those countries regarding who the people are, and if there's databases or information that help facilitate our decisions
about whether or not to issue a visa.
Clearly, in some of these instances, the answer to that was no. So, you've got to be able to know African Republic --
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ASHER: Country like Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo are they vetting people correctly, more so than some of the other
countries on this list?
BRUCE: What I'm answering -- what I -- what I'm answering for you, is not what another country is doing or not doing if they're not on the list. I'm
telling you who's on the list and why? I think you asked that question, and the answer to that is a series of things.
Whether or not we're getting the correct information, and a system exists in that country where we can trust who it is we're speaking with, and
whether it's safe to give them a visa. On occasion, it is about countries that also have, perhaps deliberately obscured certain information on who it
is that's attempting to get into the country.
Other situations involve whether or not they will repatriate their own nationals if we need to return them after this process. So that's a factor.
So, this is what I can speak with, is the nature of who's on the list, as opposed to the dynamic of who is not on the list, but that's why these
countries are there.
GOLODRYGA: Tammy, if I can ask you about the war in Ukraine. The EU yesterday announced a new package of sanctions against Russia, specifically
targeting its energy sector, saying that Moscow's recent deadly spate of attacks against Ukraine show that they are not interested in peace talks at
all.
As you know, there is a strong bipartisan support right now for similar sanctions against Russia here in Congress. The president has not yet signed
off on that. Why not? And given that Moscow, just today, said that it is unlikely that attempts to approve Russia U.S. ties would bring a quote
quick result after a series of calls between these two presidents, why is this not something that the Secretary of State would support doing right
now?
BRUCE: Well, keep in mind, obviously, this has been going on for a while. After three years of war and carnage, it was Trump and Rubio who got the
parties to the table that is very important. And so, there's many different discussions going on. There's a commitment, as I mentioned earlier in our
segment, from the Trump Administration, to have peace to end the carnage.
Certainly, in this instance, it is not winnable militarily. And President Trump believes that diplomacy and these discussions and negotiations can
work. So, he is committed to that. At the same time, we have not lifted any of the existing sanctions against Russia. The president also has been very
public, as you might remember, on Truth Social decrying the behavior of President Putin. The nature of the strikes into civilian areas. The
president was very direct about his attitude about Putin in the words.
GOLODRYGA: Tammy, you know, words and actions will not extol any price on Vladimir Putin, that, in fact, would actually be additional sanctions on
his war machine that --
BRUCE: I was getting -- I was getting to that. And of course, because I do want to answer your question, I understand the role you're in, and you want
these answers, as do the American people. And I -- every day, I get to be able to do this, because this is important to all of us when it comes to
the great people of Ukraine and the bravery that they've exhibited and what Americans want.
At the same time, as you mentioned, there is the Lindsey Graham bill regarding sanctions that has bipartisan support, and that's something that
moves separate, of course, from the president. At the same time, you've got, as the President and Secretary Rubio have noted that the end result
can only come when the parties themselves are talking, and they have been.
We've had some prisoner exchanges. We've had 6000 fallen soldiers exchanged from both sides. I mean, this is a horrible dynamic, but I think that we
know is that really nothing is off the table here, and that we do have what Congress may do regarding sanctions. The Russians are aware of that as
well.
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But there has to be a solution that can be -- that these parties can come to an answer and a solution. Clearly, a great deal of this is whether or
not Russia is serious? And I believe that the president is assessing their actions very distinctly, and we're going to have an answer, because it's
Trump who will make the decision.
And yet we know that Congress also has an action it can take. So, this is a story, hopefully, of ceasefire, which should be easy to implement, and then
deal us dealing with the party if it is not willing to continue with all the tools in our tool chest, diplomatically, which is the commitment of
President Trump.
ASHER: And we see the actions meantime, that Russia continues to take, bombarding civilians.
BRUCE: Let me just add, if I may add, is that we also have said repeatedly, we will not take Russia at its word, but at what it does. And so, I'm
aligned with you in that regard. We agree.
GOLODRYGA: Tammy Bruce, please come back to the --
ASHER: Please do. Thank you so much.
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BRUCE: I would love to --
GOLODRYGA: Glad you got the white memo too. We all dressed in white this morning.
BRUCE: You too.
ZASHER: Thank you, Tammy. We appreciate it.
GOLODRYGA: All right, coming up next on "One World", the world's economic superpowers have struck a trade deal. We'll tell you what we know about the
agreement between the U.S. and China when we come back.
ASHER: Plus, the inflation picture in the U.S. is actually looking better than people had been expecting. But is this the calm before the storm?
We'll look at what the new numbers tell us.
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GOLODRYGA: Well, the world's two biggest economies have wrapped up two days of trade talks, and everyone seems to be happy with the results so far.
ASHER: Yeah, it took several meetings and a tense phone call between their leaders, but the U.S. and China have agreed on the framework of a trade
truce. The major issue in these talks wasn't tariffs, but U.S. access to rare earth minerals and China's ability to import key pieces of technology.
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HOWARD LUTNICK, U.S. COMMERCE SECRETARY: There were a number of measures the United States of America put on when those rare earths were not coming.
You should expect those to come off, sort of as President Trump said in a balanced way.
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GOLODRYGA: We don't yet know all of the details of the agreement, but negotiators say they will now take the framework deal back to Xi Jinping
and Donald Trump for final approval.
ASHER: New U.S. inflation numbers for May came in better than expected. Last month, consumer prices rose a 10th of a percent the annual inflation
rate is 2.4 percent that's despite tariffs, which brought uncertainty to the markets.
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GOLODRYGA: Let's see how the markets are reacting right now. I like this green arrows again, sort of a muted response right now, but we'll take it
three tenths of a percent up for the DOW, about two tenths of a percent for the S&P 500 same for the NASDAQ.
ASHER: Yeah. Vanessa Yurkevich has been looking at the new numbers and breaks them down for us in this report.
VANESSA YURKEVICH, CNN BUSINESS AND POLITICS CORRESPONDENT: It came in better than economists had expected, mainly because we have all of these
tariff wars playing out across the globe right now, and there's just so much uncertainty. But really, in the face of this uncertainty, a solid
picture here.
You have inflation rising by 0.1 percent on a monthly basis in May. That is actually a deceleration from what we saw the previous month. And then you
have inflation ticking up, yes, from 2.3 percent to 2.4 percent on an annual basis, but lower than what economists had expected.
And the categories, really, that we have seen, that we've been watching closely is energy, shelter and food. Energy prices came down significantly
lead because gas prices here in the United States are a lot cheaper. You had food prices ticking up ever so slightly, especially at the grocery
store, and then you had shelter, which is what everybody pays for rent, that did increase, and that is why we saw that monthly increase.
We're also digging into this report to see if we can see any signs of tariffs affecting prices. And what we did see is that certain key items
that are highly imported, like appliances, tools, car parts, we are seeing increases in those prices, especially appliances. Those are things that
people are buying regularly, in terms of toasters and different coffee makers, things like that that might have to be replaced more regularly.
Those prices have ticked up, and that is a sign that maybe some of the tariffs are really seeping into prices here in the United States. However,
despite all that, overall, the inflation picture looks really good, but economists still are warning that this is the calm before the storm, and we
may have to wait a few more months to see just how much these tariffs show up in inflation.
ASHER: Yeah, the tariffs really haven't shown up in much of some of the hard data. So, as Vanessa says, we shall see. Thanks to Vanessa for that
report. We'll have much more on the story and the U.S.-China trade agreement at next hour.
GOLODRYGA: Meantime, coming up for us, as Los Angeles braces for another day of protests, we'll speak to a former major general in the Illinois
National Guard about Donald Trump's decision to deploy troops to America's second largest city.
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ASHER: All right, welcome back to "One World". I'm Zain Asher.
GOLODRYGA: And I'm Bianna Golodryga. Here are some of the headlines we're watching today.
ASHER: More police have been injured in a second night of unrest in Northern Ireland, riots attacked police and set homes and cars on fire in
the town of Ballymena. The chaos follows a protest over an alleged sexual assault committed by two teenage boys in the town. The police are
investigating the disorder as hate crimes given the suspect's background.
GOLODRYGA: Sean Combs criminal sex trafficking trial is set to resume in the next hour, Jane, one of Combs' accusers, who is using a pseudonym in
court, is expected to be back on the stand. Jane has been describing the drug fueled sexual performances called hotel nights that she endured during
her relationship with Combs,
ASHER: Austria is mourning one of the worst shootings in its history, a moment of silence was held earlier today for the victims of Tuesday's
shooting, school shooting, rather in the City of Graz. Officials say the suspect, a 21-year-old former student at the high school, killed at least
10 people before taking his own life.
GOLODRYGA: A curfew covering a 2.5 square kilometer section in Downtown Los Angeles has lifted following a fifth night of protests that police say led
to hundreds of arrests. Meanwhile, in an interview with "The New York Post" podcast, President Trump acknowledges that he feels more emboldened to use
the National Guard during his second term.
ASHER: Retired Major General William Enyart is a former member of Congress who also served as an Adjunct General of the Illinois National Guard, and
he joins us live now from Belleville, Illinois. Thank you so much for being with us. Just at this point, just based on what's happened in L.A.?
How likely is it that we're going to see National Guard, Marines in other cities across the country, depending on how much the protests flare up in
other cities as well?
MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM L. ENYART, ILLINOIS NATIONAL GUARD (RET.): Well, certainly based on what, excuse me, based on what the president said he has
every intention of continuing to use military force in a civil law enforcement capacity. And the president certainly seems to have no respect
whatsoever for the decades of experience that the National Guard and state governments and local governments have in dealing with civil protests and
civil disturbances.
There's a well-defined protocol based on solid experience that the local authorities determine when their resources have been exceeded and when they
need help. When, excuse me, when that happens, the local authorities go to the governor and ask for assistance, whether it be the state police or the
National Guard.
The President of the United States, who is 3000 miles away, doesn't need to jump in and circumvent all of those processes that we spent decades of
hard-earned experience learning.
GOLODRYGA: So, for now, at least the governor's lawsuit against the president and against the administration for sending in the National Guard
and Marines without his request, at least to withdraw them immediately, has been denied. I know there's going to be a court hearing tomorrow.
What does that tell you, though? Because there are some legal experts who say there is a good chance that it is within the president's right and
legal purview to not only call in the National Guard, but also the Marines.
ENYART: Well, there is legal authority to do so, but you must meet those requirements, and the unfortunately, the judiciary is very reluctant to
interfere with presidential prerogatives, and that only encourages President Trump to take the actions that he has been taking completely
disregarding statute and regulations.
ASHER: You've got 700 Marines who have been sent to an area just outside of where the protests are happening. They're currently training. I mean, if
they do end up fully being deployed, fully entering Downtown Los Angeles.
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I mean, walk us through. We're actually looking at video of them training right now. Just walk us through what their mission will actually be in
among the protesters.
ENYART: Well, that's certainly a very good question, because frankly, I don't think anybody knows what their mission is going to be. This is really
political drama. This is theater that President Trump is engaging in, and the Secretary of Defense is aiding and abetting in this.
The -- frankly, this the area of protest is very small. It's certainly within the capability of the 8000 police officers of the Los Angeles Police
Department to handle and certainly could --should they need assistance, the State of California can bring in state troopers as well as other local law
enforcement under compacts to support each other, and then the guard -- should the guard be necessary? The Marines are there for a show of force
for the president.
GOLODRYGA: What do you make of the timing of this and your thoughts in general about the anticipated crowds and the parade that we will see this
Saturday, marking the 205th birthday of the U.S. Army, it also coincides with the president's birthday. No doubt we all welcome the opportunity to
celebrate and appreciate our service members.
But I know, speaking from other military officials who have recoiled at the idea of parades in the United States, I know some other countries,
including allies like France, do them annually. We don't typically host them here. What are your thoughts about that? And talk about the timing of
it coinciding as we're seeing these images from Los Angeles.
ENYART: Well, you know, I think it's terrific as a member of the -- as a retired member of the army. I think it's terrific that we're celebrating
the 250th anniversary. Army. You know, we celebrated the 400th anniversary of the National Guard a couple of years ago, but we didn't have any huge
parades or anything of that nature.
And you're absolutely correct. We don't really have a tradition of having military parades, except when we have a great victory. As we know, Donald
Trump has been called the King of reality TV, and it's certainly fortunate for him that his birthday happens to fall on June 14 the Army's 250th
birthday, as well as Flag Day here in the United States.
So, he's -- as a master of television, he's certainly going to take every advantage of that. I find it concerning that he's already threatening any
potential demonstrators in Washington, D.C. on the parade route with harassment and arrest. You know, we have the First Amendment in this
country, which Donald Trump seems awfully anxious to avoid.
You know, frankly, what he wants to do is distract the American public from the problems that are being caused by his flip flopping on tariffs by the
tax bill that is pending in Congress, which even his Republican Party can't support. So, he's interested in distraction and in provoking a television
crisis.
ASHER: Right. Major General William Enyart, thank you so much for your time and for your perspective. We appreciate it.
GOLODRYGA: And still ahead for us, Donald Trump takes in a show about inequality and an uprising against tyranny. We'll tell you why his visit to
the Kennedy Center is so significant.
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GOLODRYGA: The president, first lady, vice president and his wife will spend the evening at the theater taking in Les Mis, the play opens tonight
at the Kennedy Center in Washington. In February, President Trump replaced much of the board and said that it was too woke.
Some performers have told CNN that they will boycott tonight's performance to protest Trump's partisan takeover of the arts organization. Let's bring
in CNN's Chief Media Analyst, Brian Stelter with more. Talk about the significance of the president, the vice president, their spouses attending
Kennedy Center and taking in this play specifically.
BRIAN STELTER, CNN CHIEF MEDIA ANALYST: Well, it's named for John F. Kennedy, but it's more like the Trump center right now. Donald Trump really
wants this arts institution to be in his image, and this is a big step in that direction. First, it was taking over the board and saw himself as the
boss, putting Richard Grenell there as the President of the Kennedy Center.
Now it's about celebrating this opening night with Les Mis. So, revolution will be in the air, but it's going to have very much a MAGA feel, with a
red-carpet rollout. As you said, the president and his wife in attendance, and lots of other Trump supporters also in attendance.
You know, Trump needs to show that he can be a fundraiser in chief for the Kennedy Center, because this jewel of Washington, D.C. has suffered a
number of setbacks in the last few months, as Trump has tried to take it over. We know that ticket sales have been down.
We know some performers have pulled out of their upcoming events at the Kennedy Center. So, Grenell, Trump, they're trying to rebuild, trying to
come up with a new schedule of programming without all that dreaded DEI that they say they've removed the wokeism.
They say they've removed from the arts center's lineup. Now we'll see how much change actually happens. You know, Les Mis is the kind of Broadway
play, the kind of theatrical production that would have been shown under any administration. Trump happens to love some of these songs.
He has played them at his rallies, so maybe that's why he is celebrating this particular production. But it will be notable to see just how many
performers end up boycotting. As you mentioned, we've had reporting in the past that some prominent members of the cast, we're going to skip tonight.
We don't know exactly how many. We don't know if any of them will speak out publicly. So, I'm curious to find out tonight how much they try to rain on
Trump's proverbial parade. Of course, a few days before the parade, you mentioned in walking down --
ASHER: Brian, that was a good, you know, I love it when reporters do that. That was a good one, Brian.
GOLODRYGA: Perfectly timed.
ASHER: Play on words.
GOLODRYGA: All right. Brian Stelter, you'll be watching for us. Thank you.
ASHER: Right, ocean currents are a crucial part of how our planet operates, but when they slow down, big problems emerge. After the break, we've got
new research saying that's exactly what's happening.
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GOLODRYGA: The currents in the Atlantic Ocean play a crucial role in our world.
ASHER: Yeah, that's right. They transport heat, salt and fresh water through the ocean, affecting climate, weather and sea levels around the
planet. According to a new study, that system of currents is actually slowing down and bringing a whole host of problems with it.
GOLODRYGA: Yeah, among them rising sea levels and more coastal flooding, and it's happening now. The study found between 2005 and 2022, about half
of coastal flooding in the Northeastern U.S. was caused by those weaker Atlantic currents.
ASHER: Bill Weir joins us live now from New York. So, this idea of the currents changing, I mean, it actually could push parts of the world into a
deep freeze. My understanding is that temperatures in some areas, I need to translate from Fahrenheit, Celsius, but temperatures could reach 55, minus
55 degrees Fahrenheit.
BILL WEIR, CNN CHIEF CLIMATE CORRESPONDENT: Correct. Yes.
ASHER: I mean, that is really, I can't translate it into Celsius. I'm trying to, now, but that is really cold.
WEIR: It is really cold.
ASHER: That's what I know.
WEIR: And that's the projection for places like Norway, which will still get scorching hot summers. That's the crazy dichotomy that's happening
here. Let me show you a map of what we're talking about, Zain and beyond this, it's the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, or AMOC, as
they call it.
And it is this conveyor belt of water that's driven, really, the engine is salinity, the salinity of the water as it rises and sinks. As it goes up,
it pulls warm water up into the northern hemisphere and down. Well, Greenland is melting, so all the fresh water that lands on top of the salt
water is changing that engine and slowing it down, and that affects global weather patterns.
If you remember the 2004 movie "The Day After Tomorrow", Dennis Quaid, it was freezing that created in New York City. You saw Dennis Quaid with dog
sleds on the Statue of Liberty. The actual science now says the United States in this scenario, if this AMOC breaks down, and we get two degrees
of global warming, that it will be Europe that goes into the deep freeze.
North America is they projected to get much hotter as the world over heats, but in the winter months, as a result of these currents changing, you'll
see Arctic Sea ice coming down to Northern Ireland, this study projects. And as we talked about those plunging temperatures, which makes the
adaptation piece of this so much harder.
So, you have to prepare both for the warming world and the freezing world if these systems break down.
GOLODRYGA: And apologies in advance, Zain, for our uniquely confusing metric system here at the United States. I feel like it's that SNL --
ASHER: -- I love that SNL --
GOLODRYGA: -- George Washington, but Bill, when can we start to expect to see some of the more drastic change?
WEIR: The science isn't settled on that, there are different scenarios, different warming scenarios that could play out. Things could get much
hotter than they projected as well. But this is already evident, especially in the northeastern United States, the flooding that we're seeing as a
result of this breaking down.
And we were already dealing with insurance rates, and all of these people are going to feel the effects of this in their pocketbooks, even if it's
not as obvious as you might think in a disaster film as well, but the lives of our children and our grandchildren, definitely this will be the new
normal for them, and the only way to stop the warming, obviously, is to wean humanity off of fossil fuel pollution as fast as possible.
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ASHER: That is definitely the part that depresses me the most, like the kind of planet we're going to be leaving to our grandchildren, our great
grand. I mean, to an extent, even our own children as well.
GOLODRYGA: Yeah, no Hollywood ending there takes hard work.
WEIR: Yeah.
GOLODRYGA: All right. Bill Weir, thank you as always, good to see you.
ASHER: Thank you.
WEIR: You bet.
ASHER: Right, the strawberry moon shone brightly overnight. It was the lowest full moon visible from the northern hemisphere in decades, due to a
phenomenon called major Luna stands still, which makes it look like the moon has stopped changing direction.
GOLODRYGA: Yeah, the strawberry orb doesn't really look like a berry. It got its moniker from indigenous tribes like the Sioux, who were inspired by
sweet berries. I like that name anyway, with a beautiful image.
ASHER: From the strawberry moon to the rare elf like creature known as Labubu. I said that right?
GOLODRYGA: You said perfectly. Say it again.
ASHER: Labubu.
GOLODRYGA: Labubu.
ASHER: It is the plush toy created by Hong Kong Designer Kasing Lung.
GOLODRYGA: Yeah, the first-generation figure in just sold for $150,000 U.S. dollars, we should note in Beijing at an auction for the toys that have
taken the world by storm. The one you see here is mint green with a gremlin like appearance, like other Labubus -- I just like saying that.
ASHER: Labubu. Labubu.
GOLODRYGA: And a mischievous green, I made a Labubu with sharp teeth. They are currently the trendiest plush toys on the planet, even causing brawls
between some fans.
ASHER: -- by the end of the hour, we just get so silly.
GOLODRYGA: $150,000. It's a lot of money for Labubu.
ASHER: Yeah. Stay with us. We'll have much more "One World", after the short break.
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