Mayor issues overnight curfew for downtown Los Angeles

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declares an overnight curfew in the downtown area of the United States' second-largest city, after several nights of unrest and vandalism.

Karen Bass, Los Angeles Mayor said  "I wanted to let the city know that I have declared a local emergency and issued a curfew for downtown Los Angeles to stop the vandalism, to stop the looting." 

Los Angeles police began arresting people in the city's downtown late Tuesday, as groups gathered in violation of an overnight curfew after a fifth day of protests against immigration crackdown.