George Floyd Protests In Philadelphia Turn Violent

Howard Monroe reports.

STANDING GUARD OUTSIDE BOTHFINANCIALEN STI USES AND IT'SNOT KNOWN IF ANYTHING WASTAKEN.CONTINUING OUR COVERAGENOW WAY LOOK AT HOW ALL THISBREAKING NEWS UNFOLDED."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERHOWARD MONROE JOINS US FROMSPRING GARDEN TO BREAK THINGSDOWN.HOUR, GOOD EVENING.GOOD EVENING TO YOUBECAUSE OF DEMONSTRATIONSDOWNTOWN TRAFFIC IS TIED UPACROSS CITY.THIS IS 15th STREET HERE NORTHOF VINE STREET.NOW HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARESTILL OUT AS YOU SAW AND INTHAT MATT PETRILLO SHOT AND WESPOKE WITH PHILADELPHIA POLICETHIS AFTERNOON THEY SAID ITWAS MOSTLY PEACEFUL MOST OFTHE DAY HOWEVER THAT CHANGEDAS THE DAY WEPT ON.THE PROTESTS BEGAN AT NOONOUTSIDE OF CITY HALL.HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE FELT IN INSILENCE IN HONOR OF GEORGEFLOYD.THE MOVE WAS SYMBOLIC AS FLOYDDIED AFTER ALTERCATION WITH AMINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICERTHAT FELT IN ON HIS NECK.LATER IN THE AFTERNOON THECROWD GREW LESS SILENT ANDMARCHED DOWN BEP MAN FRANKLINPARKWAY TO THE ART MUSEUMDEMANDING PEOPLE SPEAK UP.SILENCE DOESN'T CHANGE THEWORLD BUT THE MOOD OF THEPROTEST CHANGED ASPARTICIPANTS LEFT THE ROCKYSTAEPZ.A STATE POLICE CAR WAS SET ONFIRE BROAD AND VINE AND STATEPOLICE SAYSPOLICE SAYS NO TROOPERS WEREINJURED.AND THE RESTAURANT ON THE BARKWAS WAY PAINTED AND PROTESTERSSAY THEY WERE DEMANDINGJUSTICE FOR GEORGE FLOYD ANDRESPECT FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT.OW COMPLACENCY ANDINDIFFERENCE IS AALLOWING THISTO HAPPEN IN A COUNTRY THATMISTREATS ITS OWN CITIZENS,BLACK AMERICAN CITIZENS IT'SUNHEALTHY COUNTRY.AND WE HAVE A PROBLEM ON OURHANDS.THIS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE THERACISM IS SYSTEMIC AND KILLINGUS SILENTLY AND VIOLENTLY ANDI CAME OUT HERE BECAUSE ENOUGHIS ENOUGH.NOW AGAIN MUCH OF THETRAFFIC AND MUCH OF CENTERCITY IS IS SHUT DOWN.VEHICLE TRAFFIC.SO IF YOU PLAN -- IT'SPROBABLY BETTER FOR YOU TOSTAY AT HOME.HOWEVER YOU SHOULD PROBABLYSTAY AT HOME BECAUSE TRAFFICIS NOW BACKED UP ACROSS THECITY.

I BELIEVE YOU'RELOOKING LIVE AT CHOPPER FROMCHOPPER 3 RIGHT NOW OVER JUSTSTAY HOME AND IT'S UP R UNSAFEFOR YOU TO BE OUT HERE AND ITTAKES A LITTLE WHILE TO GETAROUND.LIVE IN SPRING GARDEN HOWARD