Were following the unrest in new york and nationwide after a grand jurys decision not to file charges in eric garners fatal chokehold by police. That decision led to an incredible uproar as protesters blocked traffic across manhattan. Crowds were peaceful, huge, no doubt. Wabc continues our coverage. Reporter demonstrators charged up sixth avenue at the height of the evening rush hour. Determined to seize the National Spotlight at the Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting. But the nypd was ready, sealing off the protesters with interlocking metal gates and a wall of police officers. When the people are scared of the people that are supposed to protect them, then you know something is wrong. We see these things happen to us all the time. Its the last straw. I dont ever want to have to see my cousins name an a tshrt or television screen, and saying justice for my cousin. I dont want to have to see these things. So many of us, we cant take it anymore. Reporter for two hours it was a standoff.
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2014. Good morning. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Protesters did not let up overnight in voicing their anger over the eric garner case. Demonstrators in new york city clashed with police as hundreds tried to board the Staten Island ferry. Other protesters laid homemade coffins across the Manhattan Bridge allegedly representing People Killed by nypd officers. Don champion is on Staten Island with more on the unrest. Good morning. Reporter good morning, annemarie. The protests lingered into the Early Morning hours. While things have remained peaceful, one thing for sure. Growing outrage over the grand jurys decision about what happened here shows no sign of slowing down. A steady flow of protesters disrupted traffic for a second night. Earlier the most Peaceful Demonstrations took a turn in times square where police made several arrests. Others rally at the site of the Staten Island ferry in the march. Enough is enough. Our people are getting murdered every day and im just sic
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Yet another police case under scrutiny tonight. Just days after the decision in ferguson, a grand jury here in new york city deciding another officer will not be charged. After a choke hold caught on tape. The victim, an unarmed black man, a father, eric garner. And that dramatic encounter, put into that choke hold by an officer, forcing him onto the sidewalk. The man telling the officers there that he could not breathe. Eric garner later died. Tonight, crowds, demonstrators already gathering here in new york after learning that officer will not be charged, and this evening, the feds are now investigating. The president weighing in. And abcs Ron Claiborne leading us off tonight. Ron, good evening. Reporter david, so many of us saw the video of that violent confrontation which took place just a few feet behind me. Tonight, a small crowd gathering. That crowd growing. They, like Many Americans around the country, stunned by that grand jury decision today. Dont touch me, [ bleep ]. Do not