Again this is very peaceful. Police maintaining a very low key presence. They are around city hall, scores of them but not highly visible as protesters now end two hours on the west plaza. They will move into the street on the west side of city hall and they are now anticipating taking other action, where that will be, when that will be and what that means in terms of traffic in center city remains to be scene. We will be here live and bring it to you as it happens. Live outside city hall, im walt hunter for Eyewitness News. As walt allude todd this protest has made getting around center city more difficult today. Lets continue our Team Coverage with Eyewitness News reporter Todd Quinones, todd. Reporter chris, as walt mentioned we are right new on of city hall we are walking with the demonstrators as they begin to walk out here toward love park. We will take a live look. Above all people here just want their voices heard they tell me. They see this demonstration as a and are and frust
Hall, walt hunter for Eyewitness News. Thanks very much. Live team three coverage continues with Todd Quinones and the daily life is a affected here in center city by the protests. Reporter chris, like walt has said there is a lot of passion here. There is a a lot of things and but have been and continue to remain peaceful outside city hall. Crowd of a couple hundred have gathered here. This has been a well publicized evemore than a thousand people were expected. So anticipation of all this there has been some preparation that is were made today. Police were out earlier this have afternoon, they were getting set up barricade were being put in place here outside of city had hall, and also some folding chairs on dilworth park were chained up and set aside all in anticipation for this afternoons demonstration. The also the Philadelphia Court system closed down earlier this afternoon workers were sent home at 3 30 and we ran into a couple whoarried this afternoon at city hall and they told
Im chris may. Chopper thee was overhead tonight as though protesters surged toward a wall of officers all this happened at broad and 59 around 8 00 oclock about four hours after the demonstration began. Two people have been arrested so far. Eyewitness News Reporter david punter is live at Police Headquarters to bring us up to date. David . Reporter Chris Jessica here at Police Headquarters detectives and officers are ready for anything. They say at one point they expected the demonstrators to come here right now they actually have swat vehicle behind me just here just in case this point they say its not been necessary. It started started out peaceful in front of city hall. About 600 protesters chanted for justice as Police Officers stood quietly. Listening. This is a really big deal. Deeply rooted in my heritage and my family and i think its very important that we should all be out here. Reporter after about an hour the group split into two. One went south on broad. Eventually make its
Breaking now at 11 peaceful protestprotests turn heated. Demonstrators and police clash in the wake of the death of fred did he gray. Lets take live from chopper three over central detectives to night a couple hundred at times very vocal protesters gather the to make sure their voices are heard. Things are peaceful now but they took a turn as protesters went face to face with police. Good evening im jessica dean. Im chris may. Chopper thee was overhead tonight as though protesters surged toward a wall of officers all this happened at broad and 59 around 8 00 oclock about four hours after the demonstration began. Two people have been arrested so far. Eyewitness News Reporter david punter is live at Police Headquarters to bring us up to date. David . Reporter Chris Jessica here at Police Headquarters detectives and officers are ready for anything. They say at one point they expected the demonstrators to come here right now they actually have swat vehicle behind me just here just in case
Starting things off for the month of may on somewhat on a dreary note. Tracking the storm system for days finally here, bringing the worse whatever it has got to offer up, i have to same, thats not that much. Lets go ahead take you outside to view of skycam 3, which at this point is actually totally dry. Now, we tracking some wet weather off to the south. Well take you on tour of storm scan3 coming up in the minutes ahead for now all pretty tranquil for most of the delaware valley. But this is frankly the most dreary day of the forecast, well have more details on that, nice surge on the thermometer coming up, dose of summer to go along with it all of the details straight ahead. Guys back to you. A show of solidarity in philadelphia for the people of baltimore. About 600 people marched in center city to protest pretty grays death and Police Brutality across the country. Jan carabeo at city hall right now to tell you more about it and bring you to up date. Jan . Ukee, erika good morning