Looters Continue To Rummage Through Center City Stores As Philadelphia's Mandatory Curfew Was Lifted At 6 A.M.

Dan Koob reoprts.

DAMAGE TO OTHER STORE FRONTSTHERE INCLUDING THE MACY'S.OUR CREWS SPOTTED BROKEN GLASSWHERE A DOOR TO THE DEPARTMENTSTORE WAS SMASHED IN.GOOD MORNING EVERYONE I'M JANCARABEO TODAY IS SUNDAYMAY 31ST.METEOROLOGIST LLARISA ABREU WILLJOIN US WITH EYEWITNESS WEATHERIN JUST A FEW MINUTES BUT FIRSTWE WANT TO GET RIGHT TO THELATEST HEADLINES RIGHT HERE INPHILADELPHIA.THE CITY'S CURFEW HAS EXPIRED,THAT HAPPENED JUST A SHORT TIMEAGO AFTER POLICE SPENT THE NIGHTTRYING TO CONTROL THE LOOTINGTHAT BEGAN YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.A PEACEFUL PROTEST YESTERDAYOVER THE DEATHS OF GEORGE FLOYDENDED AT THE END OF THE DAY WITHPOLICE OFFICERS HURT, CARS SETON FIRE AND BUSINESSESVANDALIZED.BUT AS EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTERDAN KOOB SHOWS US LIVE HERE ONSCENE, SOME OF THOSE LOOTERS ARESTILL RUMMAGING THROUGH STORESAT THIS HOUR.SO, DAN, HOW DOES IT LOOK NOW?WELL, JAN, AS THE ORDER HASEXPIRED, PEOPLE ARE NOW, A LOTMORE PEOPLE ON THE STREETS AS WESPEAK HERE.YOU SEE BEHIND ME A LOT OF THEAFTER EFFECTS OF THE LOOTINGTHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT.YOU SEE TONS OF BROKEN WINDOWS,AN INCREASED POLICE PRESENCE ASTHE SUN BEGINS TO RISE AS MOREPEOPLE START TO COME OUT.YOU SEE THIS GENTLEMAN HERETAKING PICTURES OF THE DAMAGETHAT'S BEEN GOING ON.AS YOU MENTIONED A HALF HOURAGO, WE HAVE SEEN LOOTERSHOPPING IN AND OUT OF BUILDINGSIN AND AROUND THE CENTER CITYAREA, RIGHT NOW AT 17TH ANDSAMPSON STREET AND I DON'T KNOWIF YOU CAN TELL FROM THE SHOTBUT OUR CAMERAS APPEAR TO BE FORSOME A LOOTING DETERRENT.WE TOSS TO A SOUND BITE FROMPOLICE COMMISSIONER DANIELLEOUTLAW ASSESSING THE DAMAGE LASTNIGHT.THE, AS OF THOSE PERSONS WEREUNLAWFUL AND WERE NOT INFURTHERANCE OF ANY NOTICEABLE ORETHICAL ISSUE OR CAUSE.WE'RE BACK OUT HERE LIVE.YOU CAN SEE ON THE CORNERS OF17TH AND SAMPSON AS CARS DRIVEBY HOW MANY EMPTY SHOEBOXES AREACTUALLY OUT HERE AND AS OURPHOTOGRAPHER MIKE COMES CLOSE TOME, YOU CAN SEE AN ENTIRE BOXTHAT WAS HOLDING MORE SHOEBOXESAS WE CONTINUE TO SEE ACTUALLY,JAN, THE SAME VEHICLES DRIVINGAROUND THE BLOCK HERE OF THESHOPPING DISTRICT OF CENTERCITY.AND IN THE BACK OF THOSEVEHICLES WE'RE SEEING A LOT OFITEMS WITH TAGS ON THEM.I WANT TO SHOW YOU OVER MY RIGHTSHOULDER HERE HEAD START SHOESWHICH LOOKS TO HAVE BEEN BROKENINTO LAST NIGHT.YOU CAN SEE THAT THE FRONT DOORHAS BEEN SMASHED IN, THE GLASSIS NOW GONE AND THE SHELVES AREALL EMPTY.WE JUST SPOKE TO A MAN WHO WASCOMING AROUND THE CORNER SAYHE'S ABOUT TO START BOARDING UPTHE WALLS HERE OF THIS SHOESTORE.NOW WE HAVE BEEN TALKING TO FIREFIGHTER PERSONNEL TELLING USTHERE ARE ADDITIONAL PROTESTSPLANNED FOR TODAY.WE'RE SEEING A HEAVIER POLICEPRESENCE HERE IN THE SHOPPINGDISTRICT, JAN, AND OBVIOUSLYHOPES ARE THAT IF THERE AREPROTESTS THEY ARE PEACEFULPROTESTS LIKE THE ONES WE SAWAROUND MIDDAY YESTERDAY AND NOTTHE RIOTING AND LOOTING WECONTINUE TO SEE THIS MORNING.BACK TO YOU.