A protest last night turned chaotic. Today more protests are underway in oakland and San Francisco. Im ama daetz. Lets take a live look from sky 7hd above the protest in oakland. Hundredsmarching westbound. John alston is on the ground in oakland. Reporter this all began with a rally and speeches, and then at ten after five that group of people went on the move, 200 or so protesters started moving downs broadway toward the waterfront. Theyre angry at the not guilty verdict of George Zimmerman in the death of trayvon martin. They are heading heading into wt oakland. It has slowed traction in portions of the city, which demonstrators hope makes a point. Great injustice happened this weekend, and i think that if anybody stops and thinks, hey, this could have been my child. Sky 7hd live again over the march in west oakland near mandela parkway. It has been loud, somewhat boisterous, but peaceful. Police have not heard any reports of vandalism. Nothing to indicate what happened last night.
Buses around area. Rally started with several dozen people at 4 00 this afternoon. They chanted and gave speeches as the crowd grew. They marched into west oakland and they even stopped traffic at times. They say the hope of public display raised Public Awareness about the decision. Its a great injustice what happened this weekend and everybody stopped and this thinks for a second, hey, this is could have been my child. Last night, a much different scene, a small group vandalized the downtown area. Keira shows the cleanup today. Downtown oakland is riddled with damage from last nights demonstration that turned to destruction. They showed about hundred people marching from the plaza after the verdict was read. They shattered windows and graffiti businesses and vandalized a police car. Protestors used blocks to break the windows as customers took cover under tables. It was scary for everyone. Everyone understands why people are so angry. There is not a lot of animosity i guess towards th
Jimmy her selftitled album comes out july 9th. You can see a bonus song at jimmykimmel. Com. I want to thank armie hammer, adam carolla, arden hayes. Apologies to matt damon. We ran out of time. Tomorrow night, michael c. Hall, Miranda Cosgrove and music from zz ward. Thank you for watching. Nightline is next. Good night [ cheers and applause ] tonight on nightline the family speaks. For the First Time Since the verdict, George Zimmermans parents speak out about the agony and anguish of their son and what life has been like since the moment he was declared not guilty of murdering Trayvon Martin. Is your son a racist . Tonight, Barbara Walters exclusive interview. Still packing . Zimmerman can get his gun back now. And why his lawyers say he needs it now more than ever. And whats next . He walks free, but is he really a free man . Amid calls for federal charges and possibly even a civil suit, where is George Zimmerman tonight . And can he ever live in peace . Announcer this special and
Trayvon martin was tragic and unnecessary. The Justice Department says it is now reviewing evidence in the case to determine whether criminal civil rights charges should be brought against the former neighborhood watchman. Protesters meanwhile continue to stage rallies and marches here in washington and across the country following the jurys decision. This video just in shows the gathering outside the Justice Department in northwest washington around noon today. People Holding Signs urging justice for trayvon. This afternoon were learning vigils are being planned for this saturday in 100 cities nationwide. Nbcs jay gray joins us live from sanford, florida, with more on nations mood this afternoon. Jay . Reporter hi there, jim, pat, good to talk to you. Thousands across the country continue to respond to the verdict and the message they believe it sends while here in the place where it all happened, the Community Came together today to send its own message. No justice reporter like they
In many parts of the country, spawning those demonstrations we have seen since saturday night and tonight, opinions are split about whether justice was done. Though race rarely surfaced in George Zimmermans fiveweek prosecution, suddenly, issues of race are front and center after saturdays acquittal. It could happen to anybodys son and we need to stand up to young black males. Reporter marches starting over the weekend, many modest in size and mostly peaceful, meander from new york to chicago to los angeles, where notoriously clogged traffic briefly came to a halt on the i10 freeway. In sanford, they prayed for continued calm. We, the jury, find George Zimmerman, not guilty. Reporter allwoman jury verdict acquitted the 29yearold zimmerman, who says he killed martin in selfdefense after being attacked. Obviously, we are ecstatic with the results. George zimmerman was never guilty of anything except protecting himself in selfdefense. Im glad that the jury saw it that way and i hope that