Protesters Make Their Voices Heard At Philadelphia Police Headquarters

Joe Holden reports.

EYEWITNESS NEWS.ALECIA THANK YOU FOR.NOT FAR FROM YOU PRESENT RIGHTNOW PROTESTERS ARE MAKING THEIRWAY TO PHILADELPHIA POLICEHEADQUARTERS.(BEEPING)JOE HOLDEN NOW TO TELL YOUWHAT'S HAPPENING THERE.UKEE THINGS HAVE CALMED DOWNSIGNIFICANTLY HERE AT POLICEHEADQUARTERS AS YOU CAN SEE.-- DUE TON GOING DEMONSTRATIONACTIVITY ACROSS PHILADELPHIA,THE MAYOR HAS ORDERED AMANDATORY CITYWIDE CONSIDER FEWAFFECTIVE TONIGHT AT 6:00 P.M.THROUGH TOMORROW AT 6:00 A.M.ONLY PERSONS WITH ESSENTIALDUTIES WILL BE PERMITTEDOUTDOORS.PLEASE RETURN HOME IMMEDIATELY.CALL 911 IF YOU SEE ANYSUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY.FOLLOW LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES.KENSINGTON BETWEEN INDIAN ISAND CLEARFIELD.GOING INTO STORES AND TAKINGWHAT THEY COULD.NOW, ACCORDING TO CITYOFFICIALS WITHIN THE LAST TENMINUTES AT THEIR NEWSCONFERENCE, THE REPORT CARD FORTHE CITY AS WE STAND RIGHT NOW.KENSINGTON IS CALMING DOWN.CENTER CITY IS CALM.FIFTY-SECOND AND MARKET STREETSWHERE ALECIA REID REPORTED ONTHE VIOLENCE THERE, BRIANABERNATHY SAID IT WAS STILLGOING NUTS.THE MY RANKING SOURCES IN THEPOLICE DEPARTMENT SAY THEY LOSTKENSINGTON EARLIER TODAY.THEY WERE OVER POWERED AND OUTNUMBERED.THE CITY CONFIRMED THAT MUCH ANDDEFENDED THE RESPONSE ISSUESAYING THEY WOULD NOT BE PLACINGOFFICERS IN IMMINENT RISK.BUT OFFICERS WERE SIMPLY OUTNOW AT THAT LATEST NEWSCONFERENCE COMMISSIONER DANIELLEOUTLAW WAS NOT PRESENT BUT WHATWAS RESPONDED TO A TRIPLESHOOTING NOT TO BE BELIEVEDCONNECTED WITH ANYDEMONSTRATIONS.MOST OF THE QUESTIONS ABOUTRESPONSE WERE FIELD OLD BYCITIES MANAGING DIRECTOR BRIANABERNATHY.ABOUT THE PROTESTS OUTSIDEPOLICE HEADQUARTERS FROMEARLIER, IT WAS PEACEFUL.THERE WERE STILL CHANTS, ANDTHERE WERE MESSAGES TO POLICE.THE STANCE WAS AS YOU WOULDEXPECT.NOSE TO NOSE AT THE BARRICADE.WE SPOKE TO -- WELL, WE HEARDFROM CITY OFFICIALS JUST MOMENTSAGO.LET'S BRING UP THAT SOUND AS WECONTRAST THE PICTURES WE SAWEARLIER WITH THE MESSAGE.SINCE 12:00 P.M., THERE ARETEN ADDITIONAL ARRESTS FORLOOTING.13CVNS FOR FAILURE TO DISBURSE.IN THE AREA OF 52ND AND MARKETACTION LOAN, WE HAD FIVEOFFICERS INJURED.FOUR POLICE VEHICLES WERE BURNEDAND OFFICERS WERE HIT WITHBRICKS.ROCKS, AND MOLOTOV COCKTAILS.THERE MAY HAVE BEEN OTHERINJURIES IN OTHER PARTS OF THECITY.WE ARE STILL TRYING TO CONFIRMTHOSE NUMBERS.Reporter: SO MUCH OF THEPICTURE REMAINS TO BE DEVELOPED,AS FAR AS THE IMPACT THAT IT HASON THE CITY POLICE FORCE.REMEMBER, THEY USUALLY DO NOTTALK ABOUT STAFFING FOR SAFETYREASONS.BUT MY SOURCES TELL ME IT IS NOWAN ALL HANDS ON DECK SCENARIO.THE CITY TELLS ME THEY HAVE BEENIN TOUCH WITH BUSINESS OWNERSAND BUSINESS LEADERS ABOUT HOWTO SUPPORT THEM BEST THROUGHTHIS.OF COURSE THIS IS TURNED OUT TOBE A ONE, TWO PUNCH WITH THECORONAVIRUS.WE'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON THINGSOUT HERE.BUT THAT IS THE LATERREST FOR