EFFECTS
EFFECTS OF THE CORONAVIRUS CONTINUE.
CONTINUE.
CONTINUE. >>> A COLORFUL STREET MURAL HAS
BECOME THE CENTERPIECE OF AN
AREA ON CAPITOL HILL, NOW BEING
CALLED CHAZ , OR THE CAPITOL
HILL AUTONOMOUS ZONE, THE
PRESIDENT HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN SEATTLE,
HE DEMANDED THE MAYOR PUT AN
END TO THIS TAKE OVER THE CITY,
AT THE SAME TIME, PROTESTERS
TOOK TO THE STREETS THIS
AFTERNOON AND THERE WAS A HUGE
TURNOUT DURING TODAY'S NEARLY 2
MILE MARCH.
MILE MARCH. THE GROUP WASN'T CHANTING I
CAN'T BREATHE, INSTEAD, THEY
REMAINED SILENT AND WE BEGIN
TEAM COVERAGE WITH THE DEBATE
OVER THAT SO-CALLED AUTONOMOUS
ZONE ON CAPITOL HILL.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M
JESSICA JANNER CASTRO.
>> AND I'M MARK WRIGHT , IT IS
GENERATING MORE THREATS FROM
THE PRESIDENT, WAS THERE ANY
MOVE TODAY?
MOVE TODAY? CHRIS DANIELS JOINS US NOW,
GOOD EVENING.
GOOD EVENING. >> Reporter: MARK, JESSICA,
GOOD EVENING, YES, THAT AREA
HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED SINCE A
SERIES OF VIOLENT
DEMONSTRATIONS, AND AFTER
SEATTLE POLICE ABANDONED THE
PRECINCT AND ITS FUTURE IS NOW
PART OF A NATIONAL DISCUSSION.
SIX CITY BLOCKS.
>> THIS IS AN AMERICAN CITY AND
IT DIDN'T LOOK OR FEEL LIKE IT.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE
WITNESSING A SPECTACLE -- THERE
ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE
COMING OUT AND TAKING PICTURES
AND ARTWORK AND ACTIVITY.
>> Reporter: THE SO-CALLED
CAPITOL HILL AUTONOMOUS ZONE,
THEY ABANDONED THE EAST PRECINCT
, AND WHILE THERE ARE PEOPLE
HERE LOOKING FOR TROUBLE,
OTHERS ARE NOT.
BY MIDDAY, THE ZONE HAD MORE OF
A VIBE OF A STREET FAIR WITH
FAMILIES AND SMALL CHILDREN
WALKING ABOUT.
WALKING ABOUT. >> WE ARE NOT GOING TO LET
SEATTLE BE OCCUPIED BY THE
ANARCHISTS.
ANARCHISTS. >> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT IS
THREATENING TO INTERVENE.
>> THIS IS NO DIFFERENT THAN
ISIS TAKING OVER CITIES IN THE
MIDDLE EAST.
MIDDLE EAST. >> THAT MIGHT BE AN EXAGGERATION
BUT, I SAW A LOT OF PARALLELS
TO WHAT OCCURRED IN THOSE
COUNTRIES.
COUNTRIES. >> Reporter: AFTER VISITING
TODAY, HE IS WORRIED ABOUT
SETTING PRECEDENTS.
SETTING PRECEDENTS. >> WHAT IS PREVENT CRIMINALS
FROM COMING TO THOSE CITIES,
THE PURPOSE OF GOVERNMENT IS TO
PROVIDE LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE
PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS, YOU
CANNOT DO THAT IF YOU ARE BEING
DISTORTED BY ARMED GUNMEN.
>> THE SEATTLE POLICE CHIEF
SAID, THE GOAL IS TO HAVE THE
OFFICERS BACK IN THE FACILITY.
>> DON'T EVER FORGET THAT THIS
IS A BLACK LIVES MATTER
MOVEMENT AND PROTEST.
IT IS A BOOK THAT WE ARE ALL
PARTAKING IN AND THINGS AREN'T
NECESSARILY KNOWN ON THE NEXT
PAGE, OR EVEN IN THE NEXT
PARAGRAPH.
PARAGRAPH. >> Reporter: UNTIL THEN, CHAZ
WILL STAY IN THE CENTER OF AN
EVER EVOLVING, COMPLEX NATIONAL
STORY.
STORY.
STORY. JD
STORY. JD ALSO TOLD ME TODAY THAT THE
SEATTLE MAYOR, JENNY DURKAN WAS
ON-SITE, AND HE SPOKE WITH HER
AND HE SAID HE WAS GLAD THAT
HAPPENED HOWEVER, THERE IS NO
FAST-FORWARD FOR ANY SORT OF
COEXISTENCE WITH THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND THE PEOPLE THAT
ARE OCCUPYING THE AREA RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. THAT
NOW. THAT IS THE STORY IN SEATTLE,
I'M CHRIS DANIELS.
>> AS WE WAIT TO SEE WHAT
HAPPENS NEXT, WE WANT TO
CLARIFY, THE PRESIDENT JUST
CAN'T SEND TROOPS INTO SEATTLE,
RIGHT?
RIGHT?
RIGHT? THERE'S VARIOUS STEPS, THE CITY
WOULD HAVE TO CALL FOR HELP,
CAN YOU CLARIFY THAT?
>> Reporter: YES, IN FACT,
JENNY DURKAN YESTERDAY UTTERING
A SENTENCE I DON'T THINK A LOT
OF US EXPECTED TO HEAR IN
SEATTLE WHEN SHE SAID THE CITY
WILL NOT BE INVADED. SO, THE
CITY WOULD HAVE TO ASK FOR THAT
HELP, AT THIS POINT, IT APPEARS
THAT IT WILL TAKE A HANDS-OFF
APPROACH, THEY ARE NEGOTIATING
WITH SOME OF THE PEOPLE
INVOLVED.
INVOLVED.
INVOLVED. TODAY, THERE WAS A POTENTIAL
STEP FORWARD IN HANDING OVER
ONE OF THE OLD FIRE STATIONS TO
ONE OF THE GROUPS IN THE
CENTRAL DISTRICT, THAT WAS ONE
OF THE DEMANDS FROM THE
PROTESTERS BUT, IT COULD BE
SEVERAL DAYS FOR THERE'S ANY
SORT OF RESOLUTION.
>> AND REAL QUICK, THE MAYOR
YESTERDAY CALLING IT LIKE A
BLOCK PARTY BUT LET'S BE CLEAR,
THIS IS NOT A BLOCK PARTY AND
THERE IS NO END TIMETABLE,
CORRECT?
CORRECT?
CORRECT? >> YES, AND WHAT WE HEARD TODAY
AS WELL, PERHAPS THERE IS A
DIFFERENT VIBE DURING THE DAY
THEN IN THE EVENING.
WE DID HAVE A COUPLE PEOPLE
COME UP AND GIVE US A BRIEF
REPORT.
REPORT.
REPORT. BUT, THERE WERE PEOPLE SAYING,
WHY DON'T YOU SEE THIS PIECE OF
ARTWORK, SO THERE WERE PEOPLE
WITH A LOT OF GOOD INTENTIONS
BUT, THERE WAS SOME TROUBLE,
AND THAT IS THE OUTSIDE
PERSPECTIVE.
PERSPECTIVE. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT.
>>> TO A KEY RULING ON A POLICE
TACTIC, A FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERED
SEATTLE POLICE TO STOP USING
TEAR GAS FOR TWO WEEKS.
OVER THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS, WE
HAVE SEEN IT USED SEVERAL
TIMES, EVEN AFTER THE
DEPARTMENT ITSELF SAID THEY
WOULD NOT USE IT FOR 30 DAYS.
THE LOCAL GROUP RELEASED A
STATEMENT THIS AFTERNOON
SAYING, WE TAKE THIS VICTORY
AND WE KEEP FIGHTING, WE KEEP
MARCHING, WE KEEP ASSEMBLING,
TO DEMAND THE SEISMIC CHANGES
THAT ARE NECESSARY TO RID OUR
JUSTICE SYSTEM OF INSTITUTIONAL
RACISM.>>> EVEN WITHOUT CHANCE,
THIS GROUP OF PROTESTERS MADE A
POWERFUL STATEMENT AS THEY
MARCHED ACROSS SEATTLE, THIS
MAY HAVE BEEN THE LARGEST MARCH
WE HAVE SEEN BUT JUST ONE PIECE
OF TODAY'S DEMONSTRATIONS
ACROSS THE STATE BUSINESSES
CLOSED AND WORKERS WENT ON
STRIKE TO SHOW THEIR SOLIDARITY
AS WELL.
AS WELL.
AS WELL. WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THAT
DEMONSTRATION TODAY. HOW IS IT
GOING?
GOING?
GOING? >>
GOING? >> Reporter: IT'S PRETTY CALM,
WE ARE ON THE CORNER OF SPOKANE
AND BEACON, RIGHT AT JEFFERSON
PARK. AND THERE WERE THOUSANDS,
AND IT FELT POWERFUL AND THAT
IS WHAT WE ARE HEARING FROM
THOSE PROTESTERS THAT MARCHED
IN THAT.
IN THAT.
IN THAT. AND THERE ARE TWO PURPOSES TO
THE SILENT ELEMENT OF THIS
MARCH, THE FIRST IS TO HONOR
THE LIVES LOST AND THE SECOND
IS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF
COVID-19 AND WE SAW EVERYONE
WEARING MASKS THROUGHOUT THE
ENTIRE MARCH TODAY.
ORGANIZERS EVEN HANDING OUT
MASKS TO PEOPLE THAT DID NOT
HAVE THEM.
HAVE THEM. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE EVENT,
AT JUDKINS PARK, ORGANIZERS SAID
YOUR SILENCE SPEAKS VOLUMES.
IT GAVE IT A COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT FEEL THAN ANY OTHER
EVENT SHE HAS BEEN TO.
>> IT JUST FELT FOR ME, IT WAS
HEART WRENCHING, BUT AT THE
SAME TIME, IT FELT PEACEFUL.
I THINK CHANGES HAPPENING
ALREADY, I THINK THE CHANGES
ARE ALREADY HAPPENING.
>> Reporter: ANOTHER
INTERESTING ELEMENT OF THIS WAS
THE STRIKE ASPECT, SO
ORGANIZERS ASKED PEOPLE NOT TO
GO TO WORK AND MOVE THAT INTO
THE DIRECTION OF CHANGE AND
SOMETHING ELSE THAT WAS
INTERESTING, PEOPLE OF ALL AGES
AND BACKGROUNDS WERE A PART OF
THIS MARCH, INCLUDING FAMILIES.
COMING UP, WE WILL HEAR FROM A
PARENT WHO SAID IT WAS
IMPORTANT FOR A CHILD TO COME
TO THIS MARCH.
>>> SOME BUSINESSES IN TACOMA
CLOSED TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE
STATEWIDE DAY OF ACTION, SHOP
OWNERS ENCOURAGED PEOPLE WHO
COULD NOT ATTEND THE MARCH
TODAY INSTEAD SPEND THEIR DAY
FOCUSED ON HOW TO CREATE SOCIAL
CHANGE.
CHANGE.
CHANGE. FOR EXAMPLE, TACOMA-BASED
COMPANY TOLD THEIR CUSTOMERS TO
DONATE MONEY THEY NORMALLY
SPEND AT THEIR SHOP TO SUPPORT
THE MOVEMENT.
THE MOVEMENT. OTHER SHOPS PROMISED TO DONATE
TODAY'S REVENUE TO THE
NORTHWEST COMMUNITY BAIL
FUND.>>> BUSINESSES ACROSS THE
STATE WERE ASKED TO SHUT DOWN
TODAY AS A SHOW OF SUPPORT BUT
ECONOMIC REALITIES FROM THE
ONGOING PANDEMIC POSED SOME
REAL PROBLEMS.
REAL PROBLEMS. ERIC WILKERSON WAS IN SNOHOMISH
COUNTY TODAY AS PROTESTERS
RALLIED AND BUSINESSES STRUGGLED
.
.
. >>
. >> THIS
. >> THIS IS A PART OF A
STATEWIDE ACTION, FOR SOME, IT
WASN'T THAT SIMPLE.
FROM THE KITCHEN OF HIS EVERETT
RESTAURANT, AVERY LEWIS FEELS
THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT.
>> I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO
FEEL YOUR LIFE SLIPPING AWAY
AND THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO
ABOUT IT.
ABOUT IT.
ABOUT IT. >> Reporter: HE FELL VICTIM TO
POLICE BRUTALITY ON SEVERAL
OCCASIONS WHEN HE LIVED IN
CALIFORNIA.
CALIFORNIA. AS PROTESTERS RALLIED OUTSIDE
THE SNOHOMISH COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE TODAY, HE WOULD HAVE
LOVED TO CLOSE HIS BUSINESS IN
SOLIDARITY BUT HE COULDN'T, THE
STATEWIDE CORONAVIRUS SHUTDOWN
THREATENED TO DESTROY ALL THAT
HE HAS WORKED FOR OVER THE PAST
8 YEARS.
8 YEARS.
8 YEARS. HIS BUSINESS IS SO SMALL, HE
DOESN'T QUALIFY FOR THE FEDERAL
PANDEMIC RELIEF, A GLARING
EXAMPLE OF THE ECONOMIC
INJUSTICE HE SEES IN THIS
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. >> COMPARED TO THE HUNDREDS OF
MILLIONS THAT WERE SENT TO
THESE PLACES THAT DIDN'T EVEN
NEED IT, YOU HAVE TO THINK, WHY
IS THAT?
IS THAT?
IS THAT? >> Reporter: ALTHOUGH HE
COULDN'T CLOSE FOR THE DAY, HE
DID CLOSE FOR THE MOST CRITICAL
PART OF THE DAY, HIS LIGHT
TURNED OFF AT LUNCHTIME.
>> THAT IS PRIME TIME.
>> Reporter: IT'LL COST HIM
HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS, BUT HE
SAYS, IT'S WORTH IT.
>> BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND, I
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROTESTS
ARE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, I
UNDERSTAND THE HURT, I
UNDERSTAND THE PAIN, I
UNDERSTAND THE ANGER.
I UNDERSTAND ALL OF THAT.
WHATEVER YOU DO, FOLLOW YOUR
HEART.
HEART.
HEART. THAT IS THE MAIN THING.
>> Reporter: MANY OF THE
BUSINESSES SAID THEY SIMPLY DID
NOT KNOW ABOUT THE MARCH OR THE
CALL TO SHUT DOWN THE
BUSINESSES, THEY DID HOWEVER
EXPRESS THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE
MOVEMENT.>>> IN A NEW EFFORT TO
BE MORE TRANSPARENT, THE KING
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE JUST
RELEASED A USE OF FORCE WEBSITE
ON THE DASHBOARD, YOU CAN LOOK
UP USE OF FORCE COMPLAINTS MADE
FROM 2014 UNTIL LAST YEAR.
TIME, DAY, AND LOCATION CAN BE
USED TO LOOK UP CERTAIN
LOCATIONS AS WELL AS THE TYPE
OF FORCE THE DEPUTY USED, THE
INFORMATION WILL BE UPDATED
EVERY YEAR, SPOKANE POLICE HAVE
A SIMILAR WEBSITE.
>>> TOMORROW, THE WIFE OF KJ
WRIGHT AND HER FRIENDS ARE
HOLDING A MARCH OF THEIR OWN TO
SUPPORT THE MOVEMENT.
THE PLAN IS TO MARCH ACROSS THE
I 90 BRIDGE AT 2:00.
IN HIS INSTAGRAM POST, HE SAID
THIS IS A NECESSARY STEP TO
MAKE THE FUTURE BETTER FOR OUR
CHILDREN.>>> IF YOU SAW THIS
HASHTAG BEING USED TODAY, IT'S
IN HONOR OF MILDRED AND RICHARD
, THEY ENTERED A NINE YEAR
LEGAL BATTLE BECAUSE OF THEIR
MARRIAGE.
MARRIAGE.
MARRIAGE. THEY WERE EVEN SENTENCED TO A
YEAR BEHIND BARS, ALL BECAUSE
RICHARD WAS WHITE AND MILDRED
WAS BLACK.
WAS BLACK. ON THIS DAY, 53 YEARS AGO, THE
SUPREME COURT STRUCK DOWN A BAN
ON INTERRACIAL MARRIAGES.
>>> HE IS CREDITED WITH
STOPPING A CAR APPROACHING
DEMONSTRATORS LAST WEEKEND ON
SEATTLE'S CAPITOL HILL, HEAR
FROM HIM COMING UP IN A MOMENT,
ALSO, IT IS A LIFELINE FOR
THOSE WHO LOST A JOB OR REMAIN
ON FURLOUGH, NEXT, THE
VERIFYING TEAM LOOKS AT THE
IMPACT OF UNEMPLOYMENT IF
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR