Protest Ties Up Center City Traffic Ahead Of Philadelphia Curfew

Joe Holden reports.

DOWN ONTO THE VINE STREETEXPRESSWAY FROM THIS LOCATIONWHICH WOULD BE EASTBOUND.JOE, IF YOU CAN HEAR ME,YOU BRIEFLY TOUCHED ON THIS,THAT YOU WERE OUT IN THEMIDDLE OF THE CITY LAST NIGHTAND THERE WAS A CITY WIDECURFEW AND NO ONE SEEMS TOABIDE BY THAT.AGAIN, THERE WAS A CURFEW INPLACE TONIGHT WHICH GOES INTOEFFECT AT 6 O'CLOCK.IT IS NOW 5:38 AND THEREDOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY EFFORTTO ABIDE BY TONIGHT'S CURFEW,EITHER.Reporter: IT REALLY IS ANINTERESTING QUESTION OFPROCEDURE, THE CURFEW IBELIEVE IS OF DESIGN TO SHOWAS REASONABLE A STANCE AS THEYCAN THAT THEY DO NOT WANTPEOPLE OUT ON THE STREETS, BUTIN SINCERE CONVERSATIONS WITHMEMBERS OF THE PHILADELPHIAPOLICE DEPARTMENT, THEY'RE NOTSURE WHAT THEY REALLY COULDDO.THERE ARE VIOLATIONS THAT HAVEBEEN ISSUED.I WATCHED PHILADELPHIA POLICELAST NIGHT TELL SOME TROUBLEMAKERS ESSENTIALLY TO GET HOMEOR WE'RE GOING TO LOCK YOU UP.SO, IT'S LARGELY BEEN, YOUKNOW, IF YOU ARE GOING, GO BUTIF YOU'RE GOING TO BE OUT HEREAND MAKE TROUBLE, THERE'S ACURFEW.GET HOME OR GET LOCKED UP ANDI HEARD THAT PHRASE REPEATEDABOUT A DOZEN TIMES WHEN WE