Dan Mitchinson: US correspondent on the curfew being implemented as LA protests continue

Protesters are being arrested one-by-one in downtown LA's mile-square curfew zone.

Mayor Karen Bass called the curfew after looting and violence at the protests over the President's migrant deportations.

Californian leaders are slamming Donald Trump for sending in Marines and troops to California, and demonstrations have broken out in other US cities.

US correspondent Dan Mitchinson says many believe the US president has over-stepped his authority.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Dan Mitchinson US correspondent Hyden Hey Hither. So they've got
this curfew, and ally, what exactly has brought us on?

Speaker 2 (00:09):
Well, I mean it's just these these immigration protests that
have grown and grown and grown. I mean we're into
day five right now, and you know, there's still a
lot of people out there. But I think this has
grown into more of a political battle too, between President
Trump and our governor here at California, Gavin Newsom, who's
a Democrat and who everyone knows will be running for
president in twenty twenty eight, that's no secret. And he's
been calling out the government on this, saying that Trump

(00:31):
is overreaching on this and bringing in the military is
just fanning the fires when you've got the National Guard
and Trump is overstepping his authority. And he spoke just
a short time agoing this is what he had to say.

Speaker 3 (00:40):
California maybe first, but it clearly will not end here.
Other states are next. Democracy is next. Democracy is under
assault before our eyes. This moment we have feared has arrived.

Speaker 2 (00:55):
So here's the thing. He's walking this fine line. Can
he be tough enough, can he stand up to Trump?
Does he lead or does he look like he's kind
of posturing for the camera and for the media.

Speaker 1 (01:05):
How problematic is it for him to have lost that
court case.

Speaker 2 (01:11):
I mean, I think it's a little bit. I think
I really think that it's not going to be a
big difference in terms of Robert the Attorney General, and
he were announcing that they were suing the administration that
Trump lacked this authority to federalize a national guard and
this was infringing on the state's sovereignty. But I think
this is just going to go back and forth, to

(01:32):
tell you the truth, between the mayor, between the governor,
and between the president.

Speaker 1 (01:35):
Now, when you have the likes of the mayor coming
out and sort of suggesting that what Donald Trump is
doing here is practicing for whatever, the midterms or whatever,
is this critical or do these guys look conspiratorial floating
these ideas.

Speaker 2 (01:49):
I think they look a little bit of both. I mean,
you know, you've already got the governor's press offers. Earlier today.
They sent out a post on x and they put
Trump as a Star Wars villain, and the governor's response
to his threatn arrest because Trump said that you should
go ahead and arrest the governor, right now, and so
you know, Newsom is saying, come and get me, tough guy.
I mean, come on, guys, you're two of the most

(02:11):
powerful men here in the United States. Governor Newsom is,
you know, in charge of the I think the fourth
largest economy in the world right now, and this is
what you're doing.

Speaker 1 (02:17):
Yeah, I mean it feels to me like there's a
lot at stake here for Newsom, isn't it Because if
he doesn't get if these if these riots aren't under control,
and these protests aren't under control, it makes him look weak,
doesn't it.

Speaker 2 (02:31):
It does, It does, And I think that's what that
Trump who was speaking earlier today at the East Coast
about the Army's two hundred and fiftieth birthday, That's what
he was kind of bringing up about how weak Newsom
is and how you know he's not going to let anything.
He being Trump is going to you know, clamp down
on this and make sure it doesn't get out of control,
because this has this has happened, he said a number
of times in our in our state.

Speaker 1 (02:52):
Yeah, all right, now, tell me about twenty three and
me is going to court over the sale of this
genetic information. Is it going to be able to do it.

Speaker 2 (02:59):
I think so, I mean, you know, I think they've
got a good point. I mean, I know a lot
of people who are into this stuff. I actually have
one of those ancestry kids downstairs from their competitor that
you know, you just kind of spit in. You send
it in the mail and you hope you're related to
somebody famous in three weeks. But what they're saying is
that these samples, these DNA samples, and the traits and
the medical records are just too sensitive to be sold.
And every person that has signed up for this needs

(03:20):
to give their written express So that's why we've seen
a number of suits brought up since the company filed
for bankruptcy. And you know this, this is a company
that was doing health research and drug development. I mean
they had a lot going on, but they just couldn't
find a profitable business model, which is why they laid
off staff and then they filed for bankruptcy. But you've
got all this gold that's out there, all this personal

(03:41):
information that can be sold and might still be sold.

Speaker 1 (03:45):
Are you going to do this but thing? Are you
going to seend it to ancestry?

Speaker 3 (03:48):
Yeah?

Speaker 2 (03:48):
Yeah, I've been with I asked for that for I
don't know if it's for my birthday for Christmas, and
I just haven't gotten around to it. But I'm really
curious because we had one of our kids that did
it too, and it's kind of fascinating just to see
all the what comes up from your past.

Speaker 1 (04:00):
I don't care about them having access and potentially on
selling your DNA, which is like arguably the most private thing.
You're most unique the Heather.

Speaker 2 (04:08):
We've known each other long enough, do you think do
you think anybody really wants what I have to offer
in my DNA? They can have it if they're that
desperatet go to it.

Speaker 1 (04:17):
I say, hey, what happened to chet GPT today?

Speaker 2 (04:20):
Kind of went down a big outage And this is
a popular AI chat bot. And the reason why, well
why are we talking about this when there's so much
going on in the world, is because we've got students
at university across the country right now that are doing finals,
my teams included right now, and they rely on this
kind of stuff too. And and I don't think my
daughter as much as my son, but when something like

(04:41):
this happens, you hear about it because it's become part
of their daily use, and even teachers and professors will
tell their students go on it, use it, which seems
a little kind of detrimental I think sometimes to the
whole learning process. But that could just, you know, be
because of our generational gaps I guess between me and
maybe the teens.

Speaker 1 (05:00):
I mean, you can't ignore it, like you can't ignore
a calculator. You know, that's just part of the world now, Dan,
I appreciate it very much, Dan Mitgenson, US correspondent. For
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