UArizona protest takes place despite triple digit heat

The lawn in front of Old Main wasn't the only place that was busy during Wednesday’s protest.

It was over one hundred degrees out, but people didn’t seem to let that bother them.

BEGAN IN SWELTERING HEAT.

BUTVOLUNTEERS STEPPED UP -- TOHELP KEEP PROTESTERS COOL.

9ON YOUR SIDE'S LUZDELIACABALLERO HAS MORE ON THAT.THIS TENT WAS PACKED ON ANDOFF THROUGHOUT THE PROTEST.PEOPLE COMING IN TO GET SOMESNACKS AND REFRESHMENTS BEFOREGOING BACK INTO THE PROTEST.IT WAS OVER ONE HUNDREDSDEGREES OUT, BUT PEOPLE DIDN'TSEEM TO LET THAT BOTHER THEM.AMONG THE PROTESTERS WAS ZAKPIEKARSKI, A RECENT UNIVERSITYOF ARIZONA GRAD FROM CHICAGO.HEAT IS NOT A FACTOR.

THIS ISABOUT MORE THAN JUSTUNCOMFORTABLE, BECAUSE THEPEOPLE WHO ARE GETTINGOPPRESSED BY THE POLICE AREUNCOMFORTABLE EVER DAY OFTHEIR LIVES.

HE SAYS TODAY,WAS ABOUT MAKING THEIR VOICESHEARD.

WE NEED TO GET THE ROOTOF THE PROBLEM OUT OF THE WAYAND THAT IS OPPRESSIVE RACISMTHROUGHOUT EVERY LEVEL.

ANDWHILE HE WAS PREPARED FOR THEHEAT, EVEN DISTRIBUTING WATERBOTTLES HIMSELF, SOME WERENOT.

SORRY WE'VE GOT A COUPLEOF MEDICS DEPLOYING NOW FOR AHEAT RELATED ISSUE IT LOOKSLIKE.

SONNE WAS COORDINATINGVOLUNTEER STREET MEDICS AT THETENT NEAR OLD MAIN& THE THINGTHAT WE EXPECT TO SEE MOST ISGOING TO BE HEAT SICKNESS.

BUTTHEY WERE PREPARED TOHELP&WITH DONATED WATERBOTTLES, SNACKS, MASKS,SUNSCREEN AND EVEN HANDSANITIZER.

HEAT LIKE THIS CANCAUSE PEOPLE TO FAINT.

CAUSETHEM TO GET DEHYDRATEDQUICKLY.

IT CAN ALSO CAUSEHEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEATSTROKE.

TO PREVNT THIS, SHERECOMMENDS FOLKS DRINK A WATERBOTTLE AN HOUR IF THEY ARE OUTIN THE HEAT.

AT LEAST 15PEOPLE WERE SEEN BY STREETMEDICS WITH HEAT RELATEDSYMPTOMS. GOOD NEWS IS, NO ONEWAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.LUZDELIA CABALLERO, KGUN9 ONYOUR SIDE.NOW TO THE FOUR OFFICERS