Looting, Violence Erupts Across Philadelphia For Second Straight Day

Alecia Reid reports.

CITY DEMANDING JUSTICE FORGEORGE FLOYD AND CALLING FOR ANEND TO POLICE BRUTALITY.AND BREAKING RIGHT NOW, WEHAVE TEAM COVERAGE OF ANOTHEREXTRAORDINARY DAY OF PROTESTS INPHILADELPHIA.LET'S BEGIN WITH EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER ALECIA REID NEAR THEPOLICE COMMAND CENTER AT BROADAND VINE.ALECIA.Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT.UKEE.WE'RE AT BROAD AND VINE WHEREYESTERDAY'S UNREST STARTED WITHTHE BURNING OF A STATE POLICETROOPER.NOW, TONIGHT, STATE POLICE AREBACK HERE AT THE ENTRANCE OFEASTBOUND 676.AND FOR HOURS PROTESTERS WEREHERE, ONLY STOPPING ABOUT6:00 WHEN THE CITY'S CURFEW WENTINTO EFFECT.OVER IN WEST PHILADELPHIA, ASCHOPPER 3 AERIAL SO THE SECURITYSITUATION CONTINUES TODETERIORATE BY THE HOUR.WE WERE THERE EARLIER THISAFTERNOON.A QUIET MORNING TURNED INTO ADANGEROUS AFTERNOON, RIGHT INFRONT OF US, A CROWD NARROWED INON ONE POLICE CAR AND STARTEDTHROWING BRICKS AT THE WINDOWS.PEOPLE ALL AROUND WERE GRABBINGANYTHING THEY COULD GET THEIRHANDS ON TO THROW AT LAWENFORCEMENT VEHICLES.EVENTUALLY, SETTING MULTIPLEPOLICE CARS ON FIRE.FROM THE AIR, LOOTING ANDTHEFT FOR MULTIPLE STORES ALONGTHE ICONIC BUSINESS DISTRICT INAND AROUND MARKET AND CHESTNUTSTREETS.A SOURCE TELLS US THE PLAN WASTO RAID THE NEARBY FOOT LOCKERON MARKET STREET AT 3:00 P.M.NOW, POLICE GOT WIND OF THE PLANAND MANNED THE STREETS.BY 3:00 THE MAYOR ORDER EVERYBUSINESS TO SHUT DOWN.BUT THE LOOTING DIDN'T STOP.AND BY 4:00 POLICE DECLARED ANUNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY IN THE AREAPUTTING ANYONE ON THE STREET ATRISK OF IMMEDIATE ARREST.BEFORE 5:00 TEAR GAS WASDEPLOYED AS POLICE TRIED TODISBUSH THE ANGRY CROWD.NOW IN A FACEBOOK LIVE CITYCOUNCIL WOMAN CATHERINE GILLMORERICHARD SON BEGGED PEOPLE TO GOHOME.PLEASE, WE DON'T WANT ANYONETO BE HURT OUT HERE.(SIRENS)WE WANT EVERYBODY TO BE SAFE.I'M FRUSTRATED TOO.I'M FRUSTRATED AS A MOTHER OF ABLACK BOY I'M FRUSTRATED AS THEWIFE OF A BLACK MAN.BUT, PLEASE.PLEASE, BE SAFE.WE NEED Y'ALL TO GO HOME.WE DON'T WANT ANYONE ELSE TO BEHURT OUT HERE.PLEASE.Reporter: THE PRESIDENTTWEETED TODAY SAYING LAW ANDORDER IN PHILADELPHIA NOW.THEY ARE LOOTING STORES.CALLING OUR GREAT NATIONAL GUARDLIKE THEY FINALLY DID, THANK YOUPRESIDENT TRUMP.LAST NIGHT, IN MINNEAPOLIS, IFTHIS IS WHAT VOTERS WANT, SLEEPYJOE.ALL DAY.RIGHT NOW LET'S GO TO CHOPPER 3OVER THE 69TH STREET SHOPPINGDISTRICT IN UPPER DARBY A FEWBLOCKS AWAY FROM THE WESTPHILADELPHIA CONSTITUTION LIKEWE HAVE SEEN WIDESPREAD LOOTINGAND STORE BREAK INS ALONG THECORRIDOR THERE.IT'S SIGNIFICANT.THIS MEANS THE LOOTING ANDLAWLESSNESS HAS SPREAD TODELAWARE COUNTY.UPPER DARBY POLICE HAVEANNOUNCED THEY WILL BEGIN LAWENFORCING THE CURFEW STARTING AT8:00 P.M.