Protesters disrupt California Democratic Convention, call on party to demand Gaza ceasefire

A swarm of thousands of demonstrators upended the California Democratic Convention Saturday, calling on party leaders to demand a ceasefire in Gaza as they blocked Sacramento roads, interrupting proceedings, and causing officials to cancel planned events Saturday. The protest began when several hundred people staged a sit-in at inside the Safe Credit Union Convention Center building, and quickly swelled as some 2,500 other swarmed the area, according to CBS’s local affiliate. Security locked down entrances to the building amid the party convention, shouting slogans like “Cease-fire now, Cease-fire now,” The...