00:00This morning questions about how a live fire demonstration for the Marine Corps' 250th
00:08anniversary went wrong at Camp Pendleton. The New York Times reports that a 155-millimeter shell
00:15prematurely detonated Saturday, sending shrapnel onto highway patrol vehicles parked on a closed
00:20ramp along Interstate 5 in Oceanside, California. The officers were part of Vice President J.D.
00:26Vance's security detail. No one was hurt. Governor Gavin Newsom had ordered a 17-mile stretch of
00:32the freeway shut down after objecting to the plan to fire over it, calling the move reckless.
00:38Marine officials confirmed the shell exploded mid-air during the demonstration,
00:42which was immediately terminated. The U.S. Marines have launched an investigation
00:46into what went wrong. The event was attended by Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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