Protesters began gathering early on the west steps of the state Capitol in Sacramento as a so-called "No Kings" protest against Trump administration policies, part of a nationwide day of demonstrations meant to coincide with a military parade marking the 250th anniversary of the U.

Some demonstrations turned violent as protesters clashed with police, and in an extraordinary series of moves, Trump deployed 4,000 National Guard members and 700 U.S. Marines to the city — in opposition to California governor Gavin Newsom.

The Los Angeles Police Department has declared all of downtown as an unlawful assembly, telling all demonstrators to leave the area immediately. "Downtown Los Angeles has been declared as an UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY.