CNN’s Nick Watt Gets Frustrated at Being Constantly Pushed Back: ‘No Point in Arguing with the Police at this Point’

WATT Well Abby what ░░░░░░░░ happened is the police ░░░░░░░░ moved the protesters away ░░░░░░░░ city hall Police officers ░░░░░░░░ on horseback with batons ░░░░░░░░ moved the protesters up ░░░░░░░░ this little park where ░░░░░░░░ are now The protesters ░░░░░░░░ carrying signs Get ICE ░░░░░░░░ of L A Get ░░░░░░░░ troops out of L ░░░░░░░░ they ve been chanting ░░░░░░░░ the police Shame shame ░░░░░░░░ shame Look we re ░░░░░░░░ another phalanx of police ░░░░░░░░ coming up here now ░░░░░░░░ with non lethal less ░░░░░░░░ weapons moving in to ░░░░░░░░ and I suppose disperse ░░░░░░░░ they call an unlawful ░░░░░░░░ I ve also seen ░░░░░░░░ amongst the protesters saying ░░░░░░░░ is not illegal but ░░░░░░░░ they do not want ░░░░░░░░ protesters that close to ░░░░░░░░ hall Again important to ░░░░░░░░ these are all LAPD ░░░░░░░░ are not National Guard ░░░░░░░░ are not federal These ░░░░░░░░ local Los Angeles police ░░░░░░░░ And right now they ░░░░░░░░ the protesters pegged up ░░░░░░░░ Now as you mentioned ░░░░░░░░ curfew is due to ░░░░░░░░ in 8 P M ░░░░░░░░ time That s 11 ░░░░░░░░ M on the East ░░░░░░░░ What we saw last ░░░░░░░░ when the when the ░░░░░░░░ kicked in was the ░░░░░░░░ very methodically very slowly ░░░░░░░░ in and did begin ░░░░░░░░ arrests They yeah yeah ░░░░░░░░ Okay okay okay okay ░░░░░░░░ So the police are ░░░░░░░░ us now to move ░░░░░░░░ further back This has ░░░░░░░░ a constant all day ░░░░░░░░ them moving us out ░░░░░░░░ the way So let ░░░░░░░░ just come back down ░░░░░░░░ just a little bit ░░░░░░░░ as you see we ░░░░░░░░ now shooting straight into ░░░░░░░░ sun so it s ░░░░░░░░ difficult for you to ░░░░░░░░ what s going on ░░░░░░░░ Abby but right now ░░░░░░░░ LAPD officers just massing ░░░░░░░░ off against these protesters ░░░░░░░░ far today the protests ░░░░░░░░ been pretty calm There ░░░░░░░░ not been violence The ░░░░░░░░ are clearly getting a ░░░░░░░░ anxious I just saw ░░░░░░░░ police officer about five ░░░░░░░░ ago when we were ░░░░░░░░ up here There was ░░░░░░░░ man on a bicycle ░░░░░░░░ went under a police ░░░░░░░░ not in a threatening ░░░░░░░░ The police officer pulled ░░░░░░░░ off the bicycle threw ░░░░░░░░ to the ground As ░░░░░░░░ can see up here ░░░░░░░░ we ve got more ░░░░░░░░ vehicles waiting more officers ░░░░░░░░ I mean okay we ░░░░░░░░ listened to everything that ░░░░░░░░ ve said okay We ░░░░░░░░ listened to everything you ░░░░░░░░ said Okay So again ░░░░░░░░ police don t appear ░░░░░░░░ know where they want ░░░░░░░░ to be because they ░░░░░░░░ on telling us to ░░░░░░░░ Just another sign of ░░░░░░░░ the kind of anxiety ░░░░░░░░ that have risen here ░░░░░░░░ this whole phalanx is ░░░░░░░░ moving in as we ░░░░░░░░ getting pushed further back ░░░░░░░░ s no point in ░░░░░░░░ with the police at ░░░░░░░░ point We ll just ░░░░░░░░ what we re told ░░░░░░░░ stand back here So ░░░░░░░░ Abby basically we re ░░░░░░░░ waiting to see what ░░░░░░░░ here It seems like ░░░░░░░░ face off There are ░░░░░░░░ officers on foot on ░░░░░░░░ just facing up against ░░░░░░░░ protesters. Back to you.”