CNN: Large Crowds Gather to Protest Bezos-Sanchez Wedding in Venice

RUSH TRANSCRIPT The peace ░░░░░░░░ mind I ve Been ░░░░░░░░ for Try today at ░░░░░░░░ com All right happening ░░░░░░░░ Newlyweds Amazon founder Jeff ░░░░░░░░ and lauren Sanchez Bezos ░░░░░░░░ gearing up for their ░░░░░░░░ day of partying in ░░░░░░░░ to wrap up their ░░░░░░░░ extravaganza They re in ░░░░░░░░ The nearly 50 million ░░░░░░░░ event is culminating with ░░░░░░░░ party in a former ░░░░░░░░ shipyard with A liist ░░░░░░░░ Of course Meanwhile not ░░░░░░░░ from the party a ░░░░░░░░ is scheduled to take ░░░░░░░░ as residents and activists ░░░░░░░░ venice see the wedding ░░░░░░░░ a symbol of inequality ░░░░░░░░ arrogance For days now ░░░░░░░░ of the no space ░░░░░░░░ Bezos movement have been ░░░░░░░░ throughout the city with ░░░░░░░░ now from venice is ░░░░░░░░ s Melissa Bell She ░░░░░░░░ been in the water ░░░░░░░░ s there back on ░░░░░░░░ still among the throngs ░░░░░░░░ tourists and party goers ░░░░░░░░ what s going on ░░░░░░░░ Today This federica Is ░░░░░░░░ s famous rialto bridge 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░░░░░░░░ ve been cleared out ░░░░░░░░ way you can imagine ░░░░░░░░ the tourists making their ░░░░░░░░ around venice And there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of them ░░░░░░░░ there are at any ░░░░░░░░ They ll have seen ░░░░░░░░ pretty extraordinary sights this ░░░░░░░░ not just the likes ░░░░░░░░ Jeff Bezos And we ░░░░░░░░ his new wife walk ░░░░░░░░ the city today But ░░░░░░░░ ve seen a lot ░░░░░░░░ a list celebrities We ░░░░░░░░ seen Tom Brady we ░░░░░░░░ seen Sydney Sweeney we ░░░░░░░░ seen the kardashians all ░░░░░░░░ them in town Of ░░░░░░░░ for this event And ░░░░░░░░ what the tourists are ░░░░░░░░ are these protesters making ░░░░░░░░ way up the rialto ░░░░░░░░ to protest exactly at ░░░░░░░░ event And so we ░░░░░░░░ two things to happen ░░░░░░░░ protest to make its ░░░░░░░░ up here to the ░░░░░░░░ bridge not to san ░░░░░░░░ square as was planned ░░░░░░░░ also this big event ░░░░░░░░ afternoon The final part ░░░░░░░░ the wedding There had ░░░░░░░░ a lot of speculation ░░░░░░░░ maybe lady gaga or ░░░░░░░░ John might be performing ░░░░░░░░ re hearing that s ░░░░░░░░ the case sir In ░░░░░░░░ they re being entirely ░░░░░░░░ secretive and keeping things ░░░░░░░░ under wraps in terms ░░░░░░░░ who s likely to ░░░░░░░░ tonight let me just ░░░░░░░░ you over here you ░░░░░░░░ see the protesters They ░░░░░░░░ making their way Frederica ░░░░░░░░ the rialto bridge in ░░░░░░░░ of a few bewildered ░░░░░░░░ And a lot of ░░░░░░░░ trying to watch Keep ░░░░░░░░ eye on what s ░░░░░░░░ on There are of ░░░░░░░░ riot police to make ░░░░░░░░ that things don t ░░░░░░░░ out of hand We ░░░░░░░░ there are a few ░░░░░░░░ people not that many ░░░░░░░░ so far it s ░░░░░░░░ entirely peaceful but a ░░░░░░░░ incongruous spectacle for anyone ░░░░░░░░ is imagining having just ░░░░░░░░ quiet romantic weekend in ░░░░░░░░ Frederica Okay well romantic ░░░░░░░░ Maybe not so quiet ░░░░░░░░ anymore So you ve ░░░░░░░░ the protesters there Meantime ░░░░░░░░ you do still have ░░░░░░░░ partying even though you ░░░░░░░░ you know it s ░░░░░░░░ you know whether the ░░░░░░░░ gaga the Elton John ░░░░░░░░ of factor of that ░░░░░░░░ nuptial celebration is going ░░░░░░░░ be taking place now ░░░░░░░░ it because of the ░░░░░░░░ party has taken it ░░░░░░░░ kind of an undisclosed ░░░░░░░░ or is it just ░░░░░░░░ it s always been ░░░░░░░░ a location that s ░░░░░░░░ to be difficult for ░░░░░░░░ to access no In ░░░░░░░░ what had been planned ░░░░░░░░ is that the thing ░░░░░░░░ happen This final bash ░░░░░░░░ due to happen at ░░░░░░░░ thing called the misericordia ░░░░░░░░ s this big place ░░░░░░░░ a lot of events ░░░░░░░░ in venice They had ░░░░░░░░ move it because these ░░░░░░░░ were threatening simply to ░░░░░░░░ into the canal So ░░░░░░░░ fact it s happening ░░░░░░░░ outside of the city ░░░░░░░░ a place called the ░░░░░░░░ which is easier to ░░░░░░░░ in order that they ░░░░░░░░ keep this crowd away ░░░░░░░░ think that s part ░░░░░░░░ the reason for the ░░░░░░░░ but really they ve ░░░░░░░░ the entire thing under ░░░░░░░░ and you ve seen ░░░░░░░░ of the guests really ░░░░░░░░ those non disclosure agreements ░░░░░░░░ will not have seen ░░░░░░░░ of what goes on ░░░░░░░░ those parties Frederica All ░░░░░░░░ Melissa Bell you always ░░░░░░░░ a way of being ░░░░░░░░ the middle of it ░░░░░░░░ And there you are ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ you go for now ░░░░░░░░ ll check back with ░░░░░░░░ Thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ pictures right there in