Nationwide protests take place Friday as part of a “National Shutdown” in response to immigration actions in Minnesota. The mostly peaceful protest took a turn as day turned to night in downtown Los Angeles and the crowd refused to disperse. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)Hundreds of activists and protesters march down Cesar Chavez Avenue in downtown Los Angeles. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times)An LAPD officer fires a less-lethal launcher at protesters at Alameda and 1st streets in downtown Los Angeles. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)Protesters head south on Alameda Street as LAPD officers push them out of the area in downtown Los Angeles.

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Fred Armisen has been tapped for a new series collaboration between CNN and Universal Music Group, The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively reveal, with the comedian set to give viewers a behind-the-scenes look at UMG’s extensive archives. The series, which doesn’t have a title, will give a rare look at UMG’s archives housed at the famed Iron Mountain facility in Pennsylvania. “This series opens the doors to one of the most extraordinary music archives in the world, and Fred Armisen is the perfect guide,” Amy Entelis, executive vice president of talent, CNN Originals and creative development for CNN Worldwide, said in a statement. Also executive producing are Amy Entelis, Lyle Gamm and Katie Hinman for CNN Original Series, Jeff Smith for Time Studios and Doug Pray. Nicole Avant and Brad Roth serve as producers on the project, while UMG executives Bruce Resnikoff and Madeline Post serve as co-producers.

A CNN reporter got hit with pepper spray while reporting live from the scene of chaotic anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles on Friday. 4 CNN4 CNN4 CNNCorrespondent Veronica Miracle was on camera covering the unruly crowd when she suddenly ducked and turned away, gasping: “I just got hit.”She could be heard coughing and gagging off camera, adding: “I can’t breathe.”The incident occurred as hundreds of anti-ICE protesters faced off with federal agents outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles on Friday. 4 CNNThe protests were part of a “Nationwide Shutdown” calling aimed at drawing attention to the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration actions. The LAPD declared an “unlawful assembly” and used pepper balls and tear gas to disperse protesters gathered for the “ICE Out” nationwide day of protest.

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After the recent shootings of U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis, some police chiefs have joined the mounting criticism of the Trump administration’s immigration blitz. One voice missing from the fray: LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell. Unlike his counterparts in Minneapolis, Portland and Philadelphia, he has largely avoided public comment on the tactics used by federal agents, saving his strongest criticism for protesters accused of vandalism or violence. So he said was disappointed by McDonnell’s unwillingness to call out racial profiling and excessive force by federal agents in Minneapolis and elsewhere. LAPD officers serve on nearly three dozen task forces with federal officials, where they share information and resources to track down criminals, said Hamilton, the department’s chief of detectives.