8 minutes 46 seconds of silence punctuates Jackson rally

A Black Lives Matter rally and march is punctuated by 8 minutes and 46 seconds of silence for George Floyd.

JOHNSON, TROY.ARE YOU SAYING NOW?WELL MEGAN, FIRST OF ALL, ITHINK SAYING HUNDREDS IS REALLYUNDERESTIMATED WHAT WE’VE SEENOVER THE LAST HALF HOUR OR SOHOUR-AND-A-HALF REALLY UNFOLDTHIS CROWD WALKED FROM CONGRESSSTREET AT THE STATE CAPITOL ALLTHE WAY ARUND TO THE OLDCAPITOL BUILDING AND THENTHEY’RE BACK HERE.WE SAW ENDLESS IN THIS LINES OFPEOPLE ALL HOLDING SIGNS THATSAY BLACK LIVES MATTER.THEY SAY THAT WE ARE WITH YOU.THEY SAY THAT I CAN’T BREATHE.THEY SAY THAT HIS MOTHER ISCALLING A VARIETY OF SIGNS IN AVARIETY OF SENTIMENTS FROM ALLKINDS OF PEOPLE ALL WALKS OFLIFE REPRESENTED TODAY HERE INTHIS PARADE.WE HEARD IMPASSIONED SPEECHESEARLIER TODAY HAD A PODIUM JUSTOVER MY SHOULDER.THEY’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TOSPEAK THERE.IT LOOKS LIKE IT JUST A FEWMINUTES THIS RALLY FAR FROMOVER.AND AGAIN, THIS IS THE SECONDRALLY OF THE DAY, BUT BY FAR THELARGEST RALLY THAT WE’VE SEENTODAY, I MEAN THOUSANDS OFPEOPLE HAVE BEEN AROUND HERERIGHT NOW A MOMENT OF SILENCEFOR GEORGE FLOYD IN FRONT OF THESTATE CAPITOL.PEOPLE ARE NOW SILENT MANY OFTHEM HOLDING THEIR SIGNS THEIRFISTS IN THE AIR.THEY’RE TAKING A PAUSE FORGEORGE FLOYD.AGAIN, THIS IS A PAUSE FORAS A PROTESTERS CONTINUE THISMOMENT OF SILENCE FOR GEORGEFLOYD.WE WANT TO TALK TO 16 WAPT SCOTTSIMMONS WHO IS NOT FAR FROM TROYALSO IN THIS WHAT SEEMS TO BE AGROWING CROWD IN DOWNTOWNJACKSON SCOTT.WHAT ARE YOU SEE, RIGHT?EVERYBODY’S FOUND THEIR SPOT.YOU’RE OUTSIDE THE GOVERNOR’SMANSION ACKNOWLEDGING THAT TIMETHAT 8 MEDICINE 40-PLUS SECONDSOF SILENCE THE TIME IT TOOK FORGEORGE VOICE TO LIFE TO END.WE’VE TAKEN THE LONG WALK AROUNDTHE CITY OF JACKSON’S DOWNTOWNAREA.EVERYONE NOW IS FINDING THEIRSPOT HOLDING THEIR HANDS UPHOLDING THEIR SIGNS UP.REVEREND TIME AS THEYACKNOWLEDGE THE TIME THAT ITTOOK FOR GEORGE FORD’S LIFE TOEND SO MANY PEOPLE AND TALKEDABOUT WANTING TO BE A CATALYSTFOR CHANGE AND THEY SAY COME OUTHERE.HOPING TO BRING THAT CHANGE.RIGHT NOW THEY’RE TRYING TO DOTHAT BY SILENT SILENTLY HOLDINGUP THEIR HANDS AND THEIR SONSAND TRYING TO MAKE SURE THATTHEIR MESSAGE IS HERE.WHAT ELSE ABOUT YOU MEGAN?HE’S GOT.THANK YOU.ALMOST A DRAMATIC RATE.MEANT OF WHAT YOUR FLOYD WENTTHROUGH IN MINNEAPOLIS WITH THISGROWING CROWD OF PROTESTERS INDOWNTOWN JACKSON WATCHINGSILENTLY FOR THAT EIGHT MINUTESAND 46 SECONDS.WE ARE KEEPING OUR EYE ON WHATIS HAPPENING HERE IN DOWNTOWNJACKSON.WE’RE ALSO COVERING IT ON OURWEBSITE.WAPT.COM AND WE’LL BE BACK WITHYOU WITH AN UPDATE IN JUST A FEWMINUTES.WE HOPE YOU’LL STAY WITH US.