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Trump to send more National Guards to Los Angeles

The US President is sending another 2,000 National Guards and 700 Marines to LA.

We go to Los Angeles in the USA and the Pentagon has now confirmed President Donald Trump is deploying another 2,000 National Guard troops and is activating 700 Marines in the area to help the federal response over enforcing immigration raids. The istration said the Marines would help protect federal agents and buildings until more National Guard troops can arrive. We'll get the view of a local policy maker.

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip say they've been shot at while travelling to an aid distribution site run by the US-Israeli- backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Witnesses said not only had the Israeli military fired on them but that for the first time they'd also been attacked by Palestinian gunmen apparently allied with the Israeli army.

And we the career of musician Sly Stone who died aged 82. He led the band Sly and the Family Stone which rose to prominence in the 60s and 70s. His music combined rock, gospel and psychedelia and brought a vision of brotherhood.

Presenters: James Copnall and Victoria Uwonkunda

(Photo: of the California National Guard stationed in front of the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in Los Angeles. Credit: Allison Dinner/EPA-EFE)

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