mayors, you see a group and they make excuses. why don t you talk about the individuals? then you can t. dana: listening to the chief of police in new york city as well as the mayor who was just talking let s watch. the power of social media and i spoke about it earlier. we went from 300 kids to a couple thousand kids in minutes. our children cannot be raised by social media. our children cannot get to their values come against their beliefs from social media and other outside entities. , influencers by those who consider themselves incredible messengers. dana: i had not heard of this influence either but apparently a lot of people had. maybe he had good intentions my giving out some of these play stations but he did say we expect to get crazy in the next
Social media influencer Kai Cenat has been charged with inciting a riot and unlawful assembly after thousands-strong crowds gathered in Union Square in New York City for a giveaway, leaving dozens of people arrested and several police officers injured.
pranks and streams for many hours a day. so, i think a lot of people also should up, not just for the play stations, but to see this guy. it is like, it would be like if the alabama football team showed up, you would be down there, you would be jumping on cars. politely though. tony sullivan. thank you very much. we have some good news in the nights tonight. the most decorated gymnast of all time is back. says she is set to compete at u.s. classic in illinois tomorrow. this is her first competition in two years, after she withdrew from the tokyo olympics, citing the immense pressure and her own concerns about her mental health. at the time, i will said she suffered from what she called the twisties mental block. this causes gymnasts to lose track of their position mid air. with this event tomorrow, she s able to qualify for the national championships and take her first step toward the olympics in 2024. and of course we are all wishing her the best of luck. you so much for joining u
- [announcer] do you have an invention idea but don t know what to do next? call invent help today. they can help you get started with your idea. call now 800-710-0020. thousands of people. as you can see here, swarming new york city s union square this afternoon, prompting police to mobilize know what is known as a level four response. that is the city s highest level of disaster response. it all started because a social media s stars promise of play stations, computers and other items drew people to the area. joining me now, cnn correspondent on social media star himself, okay, i just heard a laugh. i am not on twitch though. tony. honestly this was a crazy scene, what happened? yeah, i mean, you can see
the pictures here, they are quite scary. and a lot of people were hurt. nobody, thankfully, seriously, and 65 people were arrested there today. 30 of whom are individuals. as you mentioned, a social media influencer, social media star promised play stations, free consuls, items to give away in union square, right here in the middle of and hansen. none of that materialized, but what did materialize was essentially a mob. but he, himself was arrested. he was arrested, and he is now being charged just in the last hour with two counts of inciting a riot and unlawful assembly. i think, you know, every now and then we get reminded of how things are happening online, and on the internet that, you know, we might not necessarily think about every day. you might remember a few years ago, there was the game stop stock play, which happened on reddit, and now you see this,