George Floyd Protests Give Way To Violence, Looting In Center City

URGED ALL BUSINESSES DOWNTOWNTO REMAIN CLOSED.AND WE HAVE CBS3 TEAMCOVERAGE REPORT HOWARD MONROEIS IN SPRING GARDEN AND LET'SGET TO MATT PETRILLO 15th ANDVINE ON A LESEAN MCCOY CHAOTICDAY, MATT.JOE T.

REALLY HAS BEEN.WE'RE TOLD PHILADELPHIA POLICEARE PUSHING PRO TERINGTZ OUTOF CENTER CITY.LUDERS I SHOULD SAY OUT OFCENTER CITY AND FIRST I WANTTO TAKE FROM YOU CHOPPER 3.LIVE ABOVE THAT FIRE YOUMENTIONED RIGHT NOW.WE'RE TOLD UP TO 120FIREFIGHTERS WERE BATTLEFIREFIGHTERS WERE BATTLINGTHAT PLAYS.EARLIER TONIGHT THERE WEREMASS PROTESTERS ESSENTIALLYTAKING OVER CENTER CITY.THEY HIT JUST ABOUT EVERYSTORE FROM THE APPLE STORE TOSEPHORA, PHILADELPHIA RUNNINGSTORE, GAP, PEOPLE SMASHEDWINDOWS AND WALKED IN ANDFILLED SCHOOL BAGS THEYBROUGHT WITH THEM AND WALKEDAWAY.RIGHT NOW THERE'S NO PUBLICTRANSIT STOPPING IN CENTERCITY.THE MAYOR DID IMPLEMENT ACITYWIDE CURFEW AND IT WASSUPPOSED TO START 8:00 TONIGHTAND THESE PEOPLE EITHER DIDNOT GET THE MESSAGE OR SIMPLYDO NOT CARE AND THERE WEREMANY, MANY MORE LUDERSCOMPARED TO POLICE.SO IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE TODAYBUT IT STARTED AS A PEACEFULPROTEST BY THE ART MUSEUM.PHILADELPHIA POLICE XHIRTIONDANIEL OUT LAW.HE THEY EXERCISEDCONSTITUTIONAL GUARANTEESPASSIONATELY AND PEACEFULLY.WE APPRECIATE THEIR VOICE ANDTHE LAWFUL MANNER WHICH THEYEXPRESSED AANGER ANDFRUSTRATION OVER THE TRAM DIZTHAT CONTINUED TO TAKE PLACEALL OVER THE NATION HOWEVERLATER IN THE AFTERNOON ANDINTO THE EVENING OTHERSCONVERGED TO CENTER CITY ANDCOMMITTED NUMEROUS ACTS OFVANDALISM AND VIOLENCE.WHAT'S TAKEN PLACE TODAY INTHE CITY AND ACROSS THESTATION IS UNACCEPTABLE.AND NUCHB TODAY'S ACTS OFVIOLENCE OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTYWILL DO ANYTHING TO RESTOREFAITH AND TRUST BETWEEN THEPOLICE AND COMMUNITIES OFCOLOR.AND SO THIS MASS LUDEINGBEGAN AROUND 6:30 THIS EVENINGAND AGAIN RIGHTS NOW WE'RETOLD PHILADELPHIA POLICE AREMOVE INTO PUSH THOSE LUDERSOUT OF CENTER CITY AND THELATEST UPDATE WE GOT FROMNUMBERS ARRESTED STANDS ATJUST 13.REPORTING LIVE I'M MATTPETRILLO, CBS3, "EYEWITNESSNEWS".