Television

Man climbing tower at KTLA *

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Police are at the Channel 5 studio on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. "OMG! Some guy climbing our KTLA tower right now!! Cops on the lot! More video at 10pm on ktla," anchor Cher Calvin posts on Twitter. KTLA tweeted the photo.

The man is "talking about 'a revolution' [and] says this is an act of power," executive producer Elizabeth Applegate tweets as an update. She adds at 9:05: "He put on his sweater, now he's climbing back down."

* Update at 9:25: Tweet from Channel 5 says "KTLA tower climber has come down. Now in police custody. Full details on the KTLA News at 10."


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