>>
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY. >>
OKAY. >> I WANTED TO READ THIS TWEET
FROM THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT
OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
THE NATIONAL GUARD HELICOPTER
HAS DROPPED WATER ON 35W AT
50th AND OTHER LOCATIONS.
TONIGHT, THEY ARE USING
HELICOPTERS TO HELP PUT OUT
THESE HOT SPOT FIRES THAT WERE
POPPING UP ALL AROUND THE TWIN
CITIES LAST NIGHT.
THAT WILL BE A NEW METHOD THEY
ARE USING TONIGHT TO HELP WITH
SOME OF THIS VIOLENCE.
>> YOU ARE SEEING A TWEET FROM
THE ST. PAUL PUBLIC SAFETY
ALERT.
ALERT.
ALERT. OFFICERS ARE WORKING TO SECURE
THE AREA OF LAKE STREET AND
MARSHALL AVENUE BRIDGE.
AVOID THE AREA.
WE HAVE SEEN OTHER ALERTS IN
ST. PAUL. I BELIEVE WHAT ST.
PAUL WE SAW SHOTS FIRED.
>> THEY ARE MAKING ARRESTS
BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE DRIVING IN
CARS WITHOUT LICENSE PLATES.
THAT HAD BEEN WHAT HAPPENED A
COUPLE NIGHTS AGO.
BEN GARVIN HAS BEEN ON THE
STREETS NEAR THE FIFTH PRECINCT
FOR SEVERAL HOURS.
ARE YOU STILL IN THE FIFTH
PRECINCT, BEN?
PRECINCT, BEN? >> Reporter: I AM NEAR THE
FIFTH PRECINCT NEAR PILLSBURY.
EVERYONE ERUPTED SAYING NO.
DON'T!
DON'T!
DON'T! STOP!
STOP!
STOP! DON'T DESTROY IT TONIGHT.
THERE IS NO SMOKE. I DON'T
SMELL ANY SMOKE.
THE OTHER THING I'M NOTICING,
THEY HAVE INTENTIONALLY SEVERED
SOME OF THE PROTESTS THERE IS
NO WAY TO GO EAST OR WEST.
I THINK THERE IS GENERAL
CONFUSION.
CONFUSION. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> CAN YOU HEAR RANDY OR JUST
ME?
ME?
ME? >>
ME? >> Reporter: I CAN HEAR YOU.
>> I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF THAT
IS THE CROWD THAT WAS
DISPERSED?
DISPERSED? >> DID YOU FOLLOW THE CROWD WHO
WAS DISPERSED?
WAS DISPERSED? IT LOOKS LIKE THIS MIGHT GET --
I'M INTERESTING TOO TO SEE THE
MAKEUP OF THE CROWD.
THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE ON
TWITTER CLAIMING DIFFERENT
GROUPS, DIFFERENT RACES ARE
RESPONSIBLE.
RESPONSIBLE. FROM WHAT I CAN TELL, THERE ARE
BLACK PEOPLE AND WHITE PEOPLE.
IT IS A MIXING POT.
>> HERE COMES THAT --
>> Reporter: THE MAJORITY OF
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WHITE.
IT IS A MIXED BUT CERTAINLY NOT
ANY SPECIFIC GROUP OF PEOPLE.
I NEED TO BACKUP.
>> GAP.
>> GAP.
>> GAP. LET'S GO TO ADRIENNE BROADDUS.
IS SHE ON THE PHONE?
>> Reporter: YES.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> Reporter: THE LAST TIME WE
SPOKE, YOU SAW BEN AND I NEAR
THE WELLS FARGO AT 31st AND
NICOLLET.
NICOLLET.
NICOLLET. THAT CROWD HAS DISPERSED.
SOME GOT INTO AN SUV WITH A
LICENSE PLATE FROM YOUR.
ABOUT TWO MINUTES AGO, I SENT
OUT A TWEET.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS STILL
UPLOADING BECAUSE THE RECEPTION
IS SOMEWHAT SKETCHY.
WE SAW MEMBERS OF THE
MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT
LEAVING FOLLOWED BY A CARAVAN OF
NATIONAL GUARD HUMVEES.
THEY ARE HEADED SOUTH.
THAT IS ON BLAISDELL.
I'M NOT SURE WHERE THEY'RE
GOING OR MOVING.
A GROUP OF PEOPLE LEFT WHEN THAT
TEARGAS WAS DEPLOYED.
I HEARD ONE OF THEM SAY LET'S
MOVE TO LAKE STREET NOW.
LET'S MOVE TO LAKE STREET.
>> IT IS AN ORGANIZED EFFORT IS
WHAT YOU ARE SAYING?
YOU HAVE SEEN THESE PEOPLE
WITHOUT A STATE PLATES,
VEHICLES THEY'VE GOTTEN INTO
ARE COORDINATING THE EFFORT TO
GET TO A DIFFERENT PLACE?
>> Reporter: YES.
IT IS ORGANIZED.
THERE ARE WOMEN RIDING IN
VEHICLES SAYING I CAN GIVE
RIDES.
RIDES.
RIDES. THERE WAS A SIGN THAT SAID WE
CAN GIVE RIDES.
FOLKS WITH THAT FLORIDA PLATE,
IT LOOKED LIKE THEY HAD BIG
CAMERAS. I DON'T WANT TO
SPECULATE TOO MUCH.
I'M JUST TELLING YOU WHAT I WAS
ABLE TO SEE WITH MY EYES.
JULIE, I HEARD YOU MENTIONING
DIFFERENT REPORTS OF THE MAKEUP
OF THE CROWDS.
YOU CAN SEE WHITE PEOPLE.
YOU CAN SEE BLACK PEOPLE.
I HAVE SEEN LATINOS OUT HERE.
I HAVE SEEN NEIGHBORS THAT I
FINALLY GOT INTO THEIR HOMES.
I SAW SOME PEOPLE STEP OUT TO
SEE WHAT HAPPENED.
INTERESTINGLY, WHEN I WAS ON
BLAISDELL SEEKING SHELTER,
THERE WAS A GROUP THAT WALKED
INTO A HOME HERE.
WHILE WE DO SEE THOSE OUT-OF-
STATE PLATES, I CAN'T TELL YOU
IF THEY ARE FROM MINNESOTA ARE
NOT.
NOT.
NOT. BUT
NOT. BUT IT IS ORGANIZED.
>> FIRST-HAND OBSERVATIONS ARE
INVALUABLE.
INVALUABLE. WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING OUR
EYES AND EARS.
IWANTED TO READ A COUPLE TWEETS
FROM THE MINNEAPOLIS AND ST.
PAUL POLICE DEPARTMENT.
OFFICERS AT THE FIFTH PRECINCT
HAVE SECURED A FENCE AFTER AN
ATTEMPTED BREACH.
ATTEMPTED BREACH. THAT WAS ONE MINUTE TO GO.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT FENCE.
THE ST. PAUL POLICE DEPARTMENT
ARE WORKING TO CLEAR ABOUT 1000
PEOPLE FROM THE AREA OF LAKE
STREET AND MARSHALL AVENUE
BRIDGE.
BRIDGE.
BRIDGE. GAS HAS BEEN DEPLOYED.
THEY JUST TWEETED THAT.
>> THIS IS THE BRIDGE RIGHT
HERE, JULIE, THAT YOU JUST
REFERENCE.
REFERENCE. THIS IS GUY 11 SHOWING US.
IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE IF
THERE ARE PEOPLE ON THE BRIDGE.
WE CAN'T TELL.
I'M SORRY.
I'M SORRY. READ WHAT THEY SAID AGAIN.
>> THIS IS LAKE STREET AND
MARSHALL AVENUE BRIDGE IN ST.
PAUL.
PAUL.
PAUL. THERE ABOUT 1000 PEOPLE THAT
WERE GATHERED THAT THEY ARE
TRYING TO DISPERSE RIGHT NOW
ACCORDING TO THE ST. PAUL
POLICE STILL REALLY LARGE
CROWDS TONIGHT. AS WE MENTIONED
BEFORE, POLICE ARE MUCH MORE
AGGRESSIVE TONIGHT IN THEIR
EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN CONTROL.
THEY HAVE NEW EQUIPMENT AT
THEIR DISPOSAL AS IN GUARD
HELICOPTERS THAT HAVE BEEN
DROPPING WATER ON THE SMALL
FIRES.
FIRES.
FIRES. >>
FIRES. >> WE NOW HAVE MORE THAN 4100
MOVING TOWARDS 10,800 MINNESOTA
CITIZEN SHOULDERS SUPPORTING
FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS IN THE
TWIN CITIES.
TWIN CITIES. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE
OVER THE 700 FRIDAY.
I THINK THEY COUNTED ABOUT 2500
TOTAL TODAY.
TOTAL TODAY. WE LIVE HERE, WE WERE CARE, WE
SERVE HERE.
SERVE HERE. WE ARE ALL IN.
THIS JUST CAME OUT ABOUT A
MINUTE AGO FROM THE MINNESOTA
NATIONAL GUARD.
NATIONAL GUARD. THAT IS SIGNIFICANT INCREASES
AGAIN.
AGAIN.
AGAIN. >>
AGAIN. >> LET'S CHECK IN WITH LAUREN
LEAMANCZYK WHO HAD BEEN IN THE
SECOND PRECINCT.
SECOND PRECINCT. WE SOUGHT IMAGES EARLIER.
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE YOU ARE IN
THE SAME SPOT ANYMORE.
CN YOU HEAR ME, LAUREN?
>> Reporter: YES.
IT IS HARD TO HEAR YOU BECAUSE
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A
PEACEFUL BUT ACTIVE PROTESTS WE
ARE AT THIRD AND PORTLAND.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ARE
GOING.
GOING.
GOING. THEY ARE VERY PEACEFUL.
THEY ARE CHANTING.
THERE WALKING THROUGH THE
STREETS CHANTING NO JUSTICE, NO
PEACE, PROSECUTE THE POLICE.
ONE PERSON SAID THEY ARE
HEADING TOWARDS THE STATE
CAPITOL WHICH IS QUITE THE
HIKE.
HIKE.
HIKE. THEY SEEM TO BE TRYING TO MEET
OUT WITH OTHER GROUPS.
THIS IS A TYPICAL PROTEST.
PEOPLE WORKING.
PEOPLE WORKING. THEY ARE CHANTING.
THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE
EVIDENCE THAT ANYONE IS TRYING
TO INCITE.
TO INCITE. WE HAVEN'T SEEN A LOT THE POPE
OUT INTERACTING.
OUT INTERACTING. POLICE ARE BLOCKING OF STREETS.
GENERALLY, THEY ARE STAYING
AWAY FROM THIS CROP.
SO AGAIN, THIS IS A FAR CRY
FROM WHAT WE HAVE BEEN SEEING
OVER AT THE MAYOR JACOB FREY
FIFTH PRECINCT.
FIFTH PRECINCT. THEY ARE MARCHING PEACEFULLY
AND APPEARED TO BE GOING TO THE
STATE CAPITOL.
STATE CAPITOL. JULIE AND RANDY, SO FAR, NO
POLICE SEEM TO HAVE STOPPED
THEM TO TRY TO GET THEM TO GO
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. >>
HOME. >> THAT'S A LONG WALK.
>> Reporter: THEY DON'T SEEM TO
BE GOING ANYWHERE.
>> THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE
HAVE SEEN PROTESTS IN DOWNTOWN
MINNEAPOLIS.
MINNEAPOLIS. TALK ABOUT WHAT ELSE YOU SEE.
ARE PEOPLE WATCHING FROM
OUTSIDE?
OUTSIDE?
OUTSIDE? ARE THEY DISRUPTING TRAFFIC?
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE
SCENE?
SCENE?
SCENE? >>
SCENE? >> IT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
THERE IS NO TRAFFIC TONIGHT.
I SPENT MOST OF THE DAY, IT IS
A GHOST TOWN.
IF YOU LOOK AROUND, WINDOWS
GENERALLY ARE BOARDED UP.
THE WINDOWS 7 BOARDED UP WE SAW
MANY OWNERS BOARDING UP WINDOWS.
THESE FOLKS ARE WALKING
UNIMPEDED, NOT GATHERING MUCH
AT ALL.
AT ALL.
AT ALL. WE HAVE SEEN THEM BLOCKING UP
THE SIDE STREETS.
THERE IS A PROTESTS THEY ARE
NOT DOING ANYTHING TO TRY TO
STOP THEM.
STOP THEM. I SUSPECT THAT IS BECAUSE THIS
IS WHAT WE WOULD THINK OF AS A
PEACEFUL PROTESTS THEY ARE
WALKING, MARCHING, CHANTING.
AGAIN, NO EFFORTS TO AGITATE
AND THEY ARE NOT INTERACTING
WITH ANY OF THE SURROUNDINGS.
BUSINESSES, WINDOWS, POLICE.
THEY ARE JUST TRYING TO MAKE A
MESSAGE.
MESSAGE.
MESSAGE. AGAIN, PAST CURFEW, BUT POLICE
DON'T SEEM TO MIND THAT RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. WE
NOW. WE CAN'T TURN THAT WAY.
THERE IS PROFANITY AND THAT
WINDOW.
WINDOW.
WINDOW. A
WINDOW. A LOT OF WINDOWS ARE BOARDED
UP.
UP.
UP. DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS SEEMS TO
BE PREPARED.
BE PREPARED. PEOPLE ARE WAITING TO SEE WHAT
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED. I SPOKE WITH ONE BUSINESS
OWNER.
OWNER.
OWNER. HE
OWNER. HE TOLD ME THAT HE HOPED IT
WOULD BE BETTER TO DELAY HE WAS
NERVOUS.
NERVOUS.
NERVOUS. HE FELT WE WERE IN FOR
SOMETHING BAD.
SOMETHING BAD. SO FAR, THAT IS NOT WHAT WE ARE
SEEING.
SEEING.
SEEING. EMPTY STREETS, QUIET STREETS,
EXCEPT FOR THE PROTESTERS.
>> THANK YOU.
WE HOPE IT STAYS THAT WAY.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE UPDATE.
>> KENT ERDAHL IS JOINING US
VIA TELEPHONE.
VIA TELEPHONE. THIS IS A SCENE IN ST. PAUL.
WHAT IS THIS GUY AGAIN?
A BRIDGE?
A BRIDGE?
A BRIDGE? >> THAT IS LAKE STREET A
MARSHALL.
MARSHALL.
MARSHALL. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> Reporter: I CAN HEAR YOU.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> Reporter: JUST NORTH OF THE
FIFTH PRECINCT, THAT
INTERSECTION, AFTER THAT
ARREST, WE SOUGHT THINGS
RAPIDLY LEAVE THERE.
A SHORT-TERM LATER, A CONVOY OF
POLICE CRUISERS TOOK OFF
STARTED HEADING IN THAT
DIRECTION.
DIRECTION. WE HAVE BEEN HEADING THAT WAY
AS WELL.
AS WELL.
AS WELL. WE'RE GETTING CLOSER TO THAT
BRIDGE.
BRIDGE.
BRIDGE. WE HAVE BEEN HEARING REPORTS AS
YOU HAVE AND AS YOU ARE SEEING
OF QUITE A LARGE GROUP GETTING
TOGETHER ON THAT BRIDGE.
WE HAD HEARD ABOUT POSSIBLY
RIPPING OUT STREET'S AND BIKE
LANES AND THEY ARE HEADED THAT
WAY AS IT APPEARS.
WE WILL LET YOU KNOW MORE AS WE
GET THERE.
GET THERE. WE JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN
IDEA.
IDEA.
IDEA. >>
IDEA. >> WE ARE SEEING A VERY HEAVY,
FROM WHAT WE CAN GATHER, A
HEAVY POLICE PRESENCE IN THAT
AREA.
AREA.
AREA. A
AREA. A LOT OF LIGHTS FLASHING.
I THINK THERE WERE EARLY
REPORTS THAT THERE WERE QUITE A
FEW DEMONSTRATORS ON THAT,