Philadelphia Under Curfew Once Again As Preparations For Another Weekend Of Protests Underway

Natasha Brown reports.

EQUALITY WAS ORGANIZED BYPHOENIXVILLE AREA HIGH SCHOOLSTUDENTS.WELL, TONIGHT AMID THEUNREST CITY OFFICIALS ANNOUNCEANOTHER NIGHT WITH AN 8:00P.M.

CURFEW.POLICE ARE PREPARING FORANOTHER WEEKEND OF PROTESTS ASTHE NATIONAL GUARD STAYS PUTIN PHILADELPHIA.HERE'S NATASHA BROWN.Reporter: DEMONSTRATORSIN PHILADELPHIA ANDSURROUNDING AREAS WILL PROTESTPOLICE BRUTALITY AND THEKILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD FORTHE SEVENTH STRAIGHT DAY ASTHE CITY CONTINUES ITS 8:00P.M.

TO 6:00 A.M.

CURFEW.FOR TODAY, ORGANIZEDPROTESTS ARE PLANNED FOR THECENTER CITY AREA.WE WILL MAKE DETERMINATIONSREGARDING TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONSAS CONDITIONS DICTATE.Reporter: THE NATIONALGUARD AND OTHER LAWENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ARECONTINUING TO ASSISTPHILADELPHIA POLICE.LOOTING TEAMS HAVE HELPED TODRASTICALLY CUT DOWN ON THENUMBER OF LOOTINGS THROUGHOUTTHE CITY.SINCE SATURDAY THE NUMBEROF LOOTINGS ARE MORE PRECISELYCOMMERCIAL BURGLARIES TRENDEDAS FOLLOWS.ON SATURDAY, THERE WERE 29.SUNDAY, 247.MONDAY 411.TUESDAY 181.WEDNESDAY 89 AND THURSDAY 47.Reporter: WHILE RECENTDID HE MEAN STATIONS HAS BEENPEACEFUL THE COMMISSIONER ISCONCERNED ABOUT THE RECENTTHEFT OF THESE CANISTERSCONTAINING DANGEROUS MATERIALSTHAT HAVE BEEN STOLEN.WE ARE CONCERNED.THIS ISN'T A TYPICAL TYPE OFTHEFT THAT YOU WOULD SEE.WE KNOW JUST FROM SATURDAY ANDSUNDAY THAT THERE ISEXPLOSIVES BEING USED TOACCESS EITHER ATM'S OR FIRESBEING SET OFF AROUND THE CITYOF VARIOUS BUILDINGS ANDVEHICLES MOST CERTAINLY OFCONCERN.Reporter: POLICE WILLCONTINUE TO RAMP UP THE NUMBEROF OFFICERS ON THE STREETSAHEAD OF SATURDAY'S PROTEST INHOPES OF OVERSEEING A PEACEFULDEMONSTRATION.WHEN YOU COMPARE TOMORROWTO WHAT WE ORIGINALLY STARTEDOFF WITH LAST SATURDAY WE'LLSOMEWHERE TO GIVE YOU THEEXACT NUMBERS WE HAVE FAR MORE