Police, Protesters Clash On Vine Street Expressway In Philadelphia

Joe Holden reports.

BETTER THAN I CAN, UKEE,BUT --AND JESS, I BELIEVE WE HAVEJOE HOLDEN ON THE STREETS ANDJOE, WE WERE ASSUMING ANDTHINKING BEING TOLD THAT THATWAS TEAR GAS.DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHEROBSERVATIONS AND DO YOU KNOWFOR SURE IF IT WAS OR WAS NOT?Reporter: WELL, UKEEWE'RE WORKING TO FIND EXACTLYWHAT MAY HAVE BEEN LAUNCHED INTHIS BUT I CAN TELL YOU RIGHTNOW IN THE LAST THREE TO FOURMINUTES, THE RESPONSE FROMPOLICE, ESPECIALLYPHILADELPHIA CITY POLICE,THERE'S MORE OF IT COMING UPBROAD STREET HERE SO THEY'REGOING TO BE COMING FROM CITYHALL HEADING IN A NORTHBOUNDDIRECTION.WHAT I ANTICIPATE THEY'REGOING TO DO IS TO MAKE THELEFT ON VINE STREET AND THENHEAD DOWN TO TRY TO GET TO THEON-RAMP OF 676.THIS IS THE SECOND STAGE OFPOLICE COMING THROUGH HERERIGHT NOW TO TRY AND RESPONDTO WHATEVER DID BASICALLY MAKEITS WAY ONTO THE VINE STREETEXPRESSWAY.IF WE WIDEN THE SHOT OUT, YOUCAN SEE THAT STATE POLICE AREACROSS VINE STREET HERE ATHAHNEMANN HOSPITAL AND THENTHEY ARE ALSO OVER HERE.THEY ARE SITTING HERE BECAUSEA POSTURE TO PREVENT ENTRANCESTO THE VINE STREET EXPRESSWAY.THAT IS LARGELY BEEN THEIRROLE IN THIS.YOU SEE THE TRASH TRUCK HEREAS WELL PROVIDING ADDITIONALSUPPORT.WE HAVE TO ASK ALL OF THISHAPPENING JUST AFTER APEACEFUL PROTEST WENT THROUGH,PROTESTERS STILL MAKING THEIRVOICES HEARD ABOUT THEIRDISPLEASURE OF POLICEBRUTALITY BUT THEY SWEPTTHROUGH HERE NOT FIVE MINUTESAGO WITHOUT AN INCIDENT.WHATEVER DID ELAPSE DOWN ONTHE VINE STREET EXPRESSWAY ANDI TOOK A WALK OVER THERE JUSTABOUT, AGAIN, FIVE MINUTESAGO, IT LOOKED LIKE TRAFFIC ISSTACKED EASTBOUND -- MAKE THATWESTBOUND, EASTBOUND WASCLEARED BUT THAT EMERGENCYVEHICLES WERE TRYING TO POURONTO THE ON-RAMP JUST AT 15THAND 16TH STREETS IN THECALLOWHILL VINE STREET AREAS.SO WORKING TO FIND OUT EXACTLYWHAT WAS DEPLOYED BY POLICE INTRYING TO APPARENTLY DO SOMECROWD CONTROL.A PART OF MY STORY IN ALL OFTHIS IF WE'RE READY TO TALKABOUT THAT AND I'LL WAIT TOHEAR FROM THE CONTROL ROOM IFWE CAN PROCEED WAS THATFEDERAL PROSECUTORS WEREWORKING ON TIGHTENING THEAPPROACH TO DEALING WITH ALLOF THIS.SO, WE'RE GOING TO KEEPSTAYING HERE BUT ABOUT THEFEDERAL PROSECUTORS, IT WASTHEIR INTENTION TODAY INMAKING AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT ITIS NO LONGER TIME FOR ASTANDDOWN AND JUST SORT OFPOLICE THE PROTESTERS WHENTHEY TURN VIOLENT BUT THEYWANT POLICE TO MOVE IN AND DOSO QUICKLY.SO, THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OFGUESSING AT THIS POINT GOINGON AS WE WATCH CARS ENTER INTO -- YOU SAW THE POLICEEARLIER, GO DOWN TOWARDS THEEXPRESSWAY AND I'M TRYING TOFIND OUT IF MY SOURCES CANGIVE ME ANY INFORMATION AS WEARE TRAINED ON WHAT IT IS WEARE LOOKING AT.BROAD STREET TRAFFIC HASREOPENED.LET'S GET UP TO CHOPPER3 NOWAND GIVE YOU SOME SENSE OF --I CAN SEE CHOPPER FROM WHEREI'M STANDING HERE ON THEGROUND.WE ARE LOOKING AT 676.I WANT TO TOSS IT BACK TO UKEE