Good morning everybody.
I'm Audie Cornish and we are going to be talking about the protest and clashes with federal officers that have gone on another night.
Agents deployed pepper spray and tear gas in the streets of Minneapolis as the president threatens to send US troops into the city.
And hitting pause, President Trump calls off military action in Iran for the time being.
What move is the White House eyeing next in the Middle East?
All options remain on the table for the President.
A Nobel Peace offering, Venezuela's opposition leader arrives at the White House bearing a gift.
Will it help make inroads with the President?
I presented the President of the United States the medal.
of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Okay,
and we begin here another night of tensions unfolding in Minneapolis as the president threatens to dial up even more pressure on the city.
We're starting to throw those, hold on, let me just come back here.
As you can see,
basically now they're just deploying tear gas
because what's been happening So CNN crews were on the scene when federal agents fired tear gas and stunned grenades into a crowd of protesters outside the federal building in downtown Minneapolis.
ICE has been using the location as a staging ground for operations.
The scenes of unrest come as the president and his officials ramp up threats of invoking the Insurrection Act,
which would authorize the use of military troops on American streets.
I describe it as violent and a violation of the law in many places.