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Ali Velshi is 'white enough' from MSNBC was on all day yesterday. Another CNN crew member, not a reporter, I guess he was white enough not to bothered.
CNN reporter, crew arrested on live TV
BY JOE CONCHA - 05/29/20 07:09 AM EDT 1,474
Minnesota state police on Friday arrested CNN reporter Omar Jimenez and his camera crew during a live report on the network's morning program "New Day."
"You're under arrest," one officer said in the middle of the report on the protests that have erupted in Minneapolis.
"OK, do you mind telling me why I'm under arrest? Why am I under arrest, sir?” Jimenez can be heard saying.
"You're arresting him live on CNN. We told you before we're with CNN," one member of the CNN crew could be heard saying off-camera while the footage of the arrest rolled.
"Police said they were arrested because they were told to move and didn't," according to CNN.com.
"That is an American television reporter Omar Jimenez being led away by police officers. He clearly identified himself as a reporter,” explained "New Day" anchor John Berman while showing the video. “He was respectfully explaining to the state police that our CNN team was there and was moving away as they would request," explained "New Day" anchor John Berman. "And for some reason, he was just taken into police custody live on television."
The anchors went on to note that Jimenez identifies as black and Hispanic. They pointed to the fact that they had another crew in the area that is still working and is white...
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/500075-cnn-reporter-crew-arrested-on-live-tv
CNN reporter, crew arrested on live TV
BY JOE CONCHA - 05/29/20 07:09 AM EDT 1,474
Minnesota state police on Friday arrested CNN reporter Omar Jimenez and his camera crew during a live report on the network's morning program "New Day."
"You're under arrest," one officer said in the middle of the report on the protests that have erupted in Minneapolis.
"OK, do you mind telling me why I'm under arrest? Why am I under arrest, sir?” Jimenez can be heard saying.
"You're arresting him live on CNN. We told you before we're with CNN," one member of the CNN crew could be heard saying off-camera while the footage of the arrest rolled.
"Police said they were arrested because they were told to move and didn't," according to CNN.com.
"That is an American television reporter Omar Jimenez being led away by police officers. He clearly identified himself as a reporter,” explained "New Day" anchor John Berman while showing the video. “He was respectfully explaining to the state police that our CNN team was there and was moving away as they would request," explained "New Day" anchor John Berman. "And for some reason, he was just taken into police custody live on television."
The anchors went on to note that Jimenez identifies as black and Hispanic. They pointed to the fact that they had another crew in the area that is still working and is white...
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/500075-cnn-reporter-crew-arrested-on-live-tv