.
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. >> FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENTS ARE ON STAND BY IN
SEATTLE AFTER THIS VANDALISM
AND ARSON ON CAPITOL HILL.
GLAD YOU'RE WITH US TONIGHT.
I'M GREG COPELAND.
>> I'M JESSICA JANNER CASTRO.
DESPITE THAT NEWS, THE MAYOR
INSISTS THE DEPARTMENT OF
HOMELAND SECURITY HAS NO PLANS
TO INTERVENE AT THIS POINT.
KING5'S BRIT MOORER IS LIVE
OUTSIDE THE WEST PRECINCT WITH
MORE DETAILS,.
MORE DETAILS,. >> REPORTER: JUST 30 MINUTES
AGO THE MAYOR TWEETED OUT THAT
DESPITE HER CONVERSATION WITH
THE ACTING SECRETARY OF
HOMELAND SECURITY SAYING DHS
HAD NO PLANS TO SEND FEDERAL
OFFICERS INTO SEATTLE, THERE
ARE NOW FEDERAL AGENTS ON STAND
BY JUST TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS
HERE LATER THIS WEEKEND.
THIS IS AN ONGOING SITUATION.
LOTS OF BACK AND FORTH AS
PEOPLE WAIT TO SEE WHAT
HAPPENS.
HAPPENS.
HAPPENS. MAYOR JENNY DURCAN AND GOVERNOR
INSLEY BOTH SAY A FEDERAL
TACTICAL TEAM IS NOT NEEDED TO
CALM PROTESTS AND PROTECT
FEDERAL BUILDINGS IN SEATTLE.
THE "NEW YORK TIMES" IS
REPORTING THAT THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION IS ON A
DIFFERENT PAGE AND HAS DEPLOYED
OFFICERS TO BE ON STAND BY
OUTSIDE OF THE CITY AHEAD OF
EXPECTED WEEKEND PROTESTS THE
FEDERAL RESPONSE TEAM IS
SIMILAR TO THOSE CURRENTLY IN
PORTLAND WHERE CITY LEADERS
ALSO SAID FEDERAL OFFICERS WERE
NOT NEEDED.
NOT NEEDED. EARLIER TODAY, GOVERNOR INSLEY
SAID THE SAME IS TRUE FOR
SEATTLE.
SEATTLE.
SEATTLE. >> THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NEEDS
NOT TO INFLAME THIS SITUATION.
WE ALL WANT TO HAVE PEACE AND
WE WANT PEACEFUL PROTESTS.
WHICH ARE LEGITIMATE AND
IMPORTANT IN THIS MOMENT.
BUT WE DON'T WANT TO SEE THINGS
THAT WOULD MAKE THE THING WORSE
AND THROW GASOLINE ON A FIRE.
>> IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS
ABOUT WHO FEDERAL AGENTS ARE
HEADED TO THE CITY, A STATEMENT
FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE SAID
THE MAYOR SPOKE WITH DHS
SECRETARY CHAD WOLF THIS
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. ACTING SECRETARY WOLF COMMITTED
TO NOTIFYING THE MAYOR AND
CHIEF BEST IF DHS WERE TO
INCREASE THEIR PERSONNEL IN
SEATTLE.
SEATTLE.
SEATTLE. RETIRED GENERAL BARRY MCCAFFREY
SAYS HE THINKS IT'S ALL A
POLITICAL STUNT.
POLITICAL STUNT. >> MARSHAL SERVICE, FBI, DEA,
THEY WORK IN GREAT HARMONY WITH
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND
THE KING COUNTY SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENT.
DEPARTMENT. SO I THINK THIS IS A DELIBERATE
ATTEMPT TO HAVE PROVOCATIVE
INSTANCES IN PORTLAND, SEATTLE,
MAYBE PHILADELPHIA, MAYBE
CHICAGO, IT'S A REAL OUTRAGE I
THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY.
>> WE ARE STILL WORKING TO FIND
OUT JUST HOW MANY FEDERAL
OFFICERS ARE ON STAND BY.
BUT WE DO KNOW ACCORDING TO
MAYOR JENNY DURCAN'S RECENT
TWEET, SHE SAID SHOULD FEDERAL
FORCES INTERVENE WE'RE READY TO
PURSUE EVERY POLITICAL
RECOURSE.
RECOURSE.
RECOURSE. WE ARE PREPARED TO SEEK THE
SAME RELIEF IF NECESSARY.
AGAIN, WE ARE JUST HERE AT THE
WEST PRECINCT MONITORING WHAT
HAPPENS HERE.
HAPPENS HERE. YOU CAN SEE A FEW BARRICADES
BEHIND ME.
BEHIND ME. WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED ON HOW
THINGS PLAY OUT.
FOR NOW, LIVE IN SEATTLE
TONIGHT, BRIT MOORER, KING5
NEWS.
NEWS.
NEWS. >>>
NEWS. >>> ALL RIGHT, BRIT THANK YOU,
AS WE MENTIONED, THOSE FEDERAL
OFFICERS ARE COMING BECAUSE OF
RECENT RIOTS IN SEATTLE'S
CAPITOL HILL NEIGHBORHOOD.
LAST NIGHT A GROUP OF ABOUT 150
PEOPLE GATHERED AT CAL ANDERSON
PARK AND SOME IN THAT GROUP
WENT ON A DESTRUCTIVE CRIME
SPREE.
SPREE.
SPREE. SEVERAL BUSINESSES WERE BROKEN
INTO.
INTO.
INTO. MERCHANDISE WAS STOLEN AND
POLICE SAY SOME OF IT WAS LIT
ON FIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
STREET.
STREET.
STREET. MIKE SAYS HE DOESN'T WANT A
REPEAT OF WHAT HAPPENED LAST
WEEKEND WHERE TWELVE OFFICERS
WERE HURT.
WERE HURT. >> IF IT CONTINUES, I'M NOT
QUITE SURE HOW MUCH MORE WE CAN
TAKE.
TAKE.
TAKE. BECAUSE WE'RE NOT PUNCHING
BAGS.
BAGS.
BAGS. WE
BAGS. WE DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR THIS JOB
TO GET HURT AND MAIMED.
POLICE SAY NO ARRESTS WERE MADE
LAST NIGHT AND NO OFFICERS WERE
HURT.
HURT.
HURT. >>>
HURT. >>> MEANWHILE IN PORTLAND, THE
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND HOMELAND
SECURITY HAVE OPENED
INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE CONDUCT
OF FEDERAL OFFICERS THERE.
LAST NIGHT, PORTLAND'S MAYOR,
TED WHEELER JOINED PROTESTERS,
HE WAS HIT WITH TEAR GAS,
DEPLOYED BY THOSE FEDERAL
OFFICERS.
OFFICERS.
OFFICERS. >> IT'S AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL
OCCUPATION.
OCCUPATION. THE TACTICS THAT ARE BEING USED
BY OUR FEDERAL OFFICERS ARE
ABHORRENT.
ABHORRENT. THEY DO NOT ACT WITH PROBABLE
CAUSE.
CAUSE.
CAUSE. >>
CAUSE. >> AND TONIGHT HE TWEETED
QUOTE, WHAT I SAW LAST NIGHT
WAS POWERFUL IN MANY KAYS, I
SAW WHAT IT MEANS WHEN THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT UNLEASHES
MILITARY FORCES AGAINST ITS OWN
PEOPLE END QUOTE.
POLITICAL EXPERTS SAY HIS
APPEARANCE AT THE PROTEST
PROBABLY WON'T HAVE ANY IMPACT
LOCALLY BUT NATIONALLY, IT'S A
DIFFERENT STORY.
DIFFERENT STORY. >> TED WHEELER BECOMES ONE OF
THE LEADING MAYORS IN THE
COUNTRY ALONG WITH THE MAYOR OF
CHICAGO, THE MAYOR OF
PHILADELPHIA, YOU KNOW, BIG
CITIES THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT
ARE TAKING ON THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION.
ADMINISTRATION. >> TODAY A FEDERAL JUDGE
TEMPORARILY BANNED FEDERAL
OFFICERS IN PORTLAND FROM
ARRESTING JOURNALISTS,
ARRESTING JOURNALISTS, LAWYERINGS OR OTHER LEGAL
OBSERVERS UNTIL THEY'RE
COMMITTING A CRIME.
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS
FACING ANOTHER LAWSUIT FROM THE
STATE'S ATTORNEY GENERAL WHO
WANTS TO PUT MORE RESTRICTIONS
ON FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IN
THE CITY.
THE CITY.
THE CITY. >>> THIS WEEKEND, AN ORDINANCE
TAKES EFFECT BANNING SEATTLE
POLICE FROM USING TEAR GAS AND
OTHER CROWD CONTROL WEAPONS.
CITY COUNCIL PASSED IT EARLIER
THIS SUMMER AFTER VIOLENT
CRASHES BETWEEN POLICE AND
PROTESTERS.
PROTESTERS. POLICE CHIEF CARMEN BEST TRIED
TO BLOCK THE ORDINANCE, ARGUING
SHE NEEDED MORE TIME TO RETRAIN
HER OFFICERS.
HER OFFICERS. IN A LETTER TO CITY COUNCIL
TONIGHT, BEST SAID SHE'S
CONCERNED ABOUT WEEKEND
PROTESTS AFTER LAST NIGHT'S
DESTRUCTION SAYING QUOTE, IF
I'M NOT ALLOWED TO LAWFULFULLY
EQUIP OFFICERS WITH TOOLS
THEY'VE BEEN TRAINED TO USE TO
PROTECTED THE COMMUNITY AND
THEMSELVES, IT WOULD BE