I'M
I'M CLEO
I'M CLEO GREENE. LET'S START WITH THESE DAMAGES
OF LOOTERS BREAKING INTO SOME
STORES AND THIS ONE FROM LA.
HUNDREDS OF PROTESTERS GATHERED
IN DALLAS AND FORT WORTH IN
RESPONSE TO THE DEATH OF GEORGE
FLOYD AND BREONNA TAYLOR, BOTH
BLACK AMERICANS RECENTLY KILLED
BY POLICE OFFICERS.
THERESA WOODARD SHARED SOME OF
THE EMOTIONS AND ANGER THAT
FILLED THE STREETS EARLIER IN
THE DAY.
THE DAY.
THE DAY. >> SATURDAY MORNING'S EARLIEST
HOUR DAWNED WITH CHAOS.
AND THE FINAL HOURS ENDED IN
ANGER.
ANGER.
ANGER. >>
ANGER. >> BEFORE THAT +@VIOLENCE, THER
WAS PEACE.
WAS PEACE. +@ TEXAS IS NOT MINNESOTA.
>> IT IS A PROBLEM.
>> Reporter: DALLAS IS NOT
MINNEAPOLIS.
MINNEAPOLIS. >> AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHAT
WE SAW WAS MURDER.
>> Reporter: BUT IT HAPPENED IN
AMERICA.
AMERICA.
AMERICA. >> THAT IS NO WAY IN THE HELL +@
THAT YOU PUT YOUR KNEE ON
SOMEONE'S NECK AND THINK THAT
THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO
BREATHE.
BREATHE.
BREATHE. >> Reporter: I+@T HAPPENED TO A
AMERICAN AND THEY +@FEEL LIKE I
HAPPENED TO THEM.
>> THEY ARE KILLING US FOR NO
+@
+@ REASON.
REASON.
REASON. NO REASONS.
NO REASONS. >> Reporter: THESE ARE NOT JUST
CRIES FOR JUSTICE FOR GEORGE
FLOYD.
FLOYD.
FLOYD. DON'T YOU DARE SIT THERE AND
LET YOUR BLACK AFRICAN AMERICAN
MALES OR FEMALES DIE FROM THESE
[ BLEEP ] COPS.
>> PEOPLE OF SKIN COLORS ARE
BEING KILLED.
BEING KILLED. HE IS THREE.
THAT'S NOT RIGHT.
>> Reporter: THEY ARE A+@FRAID
THE PEOPLE WHO ARE +@SUPPOSED T
PROTECT THEM.
PROTECT THEM. >> I FEEL LIKE I'M SUPPOSED TO
FEEL SAFE, BUT NOW THAT ALL OF+
THIS IS HAPPE+@NING, I'M SCARED
>> IT'S JUST MESSED UP.
>> Reporter: FIGHTING FOR
JUSTICE IS THE AMERICAN WAY.
BUT A NIGHT OF VIOLENCE --
>> WE WILL NOT BE THE TARGET OF
VIOLENCE.
VIOLENCE.
VIOLENCE. >> Reporter: A MORNING +@OF RAG
ISN'T.
ISN'T.
ISN'T. >>
ISN'T. >> WE SHOU+@LD HAVE NEVER GOT
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. WE
HERE. WE SHOULD HAVE NEVER GOT HERE.
WE SHOULD HAVE NEVER LET THEM
DIVIDE US LIKE THIS.
>> Reporter: IN DALLAS, I'M
THERESA WOODARD.
THERESA WOODARD. >>> YOU KNOW, THE NONPROFIT
NEXT GENERATION ACTION NETWORK
ORGANIZED THIS RALLY AND MARCH
SEVEN-DAY -- MARCHED OUTSIDE
OF THE POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
I WOKE UP THIS MORNING, HANNAH,
TO SEE SO MANY VIDEOS ON SOCIAL
MEDIA OF LOOTING, EMOTIONS,
ANGER.
ANGER.
ANGER. NOW THINGS ARE CLEARING OUT.
ARE BUSINESS OWNERS COMING TO
SEE WHAT HAPPENED?
>> YES, GOOD MORNING, CLEO.
THAT'S REALLY TOUGH.
I TALKED TO MANY BUSINESS
OWNERS HERE WHO CAME OUT.
THIS IS A +@POPULAR BAR AND
RESTAURANT.
RESTAURANT. PEOPLE COME OUT HERE.
WHEN I CAME HERE, THE TARP WAS
NOT UP.
NOT UP.
NOT UP. PEOPLE CAN GET INSIDE.
I TALKED TO THE REALMAL
DIRECTOR OUT HERE.
SHE WAS THE ONE WHO HELPED
CLEAN UP.
CLEAN UP.
CLEAN UP. HERE IS VIDEO OF WHEN IT FIRST
STARTED YESTERDAY, AROUND 6:30.
WE SAW 600 TO 1000 PEOPLE
GATHERED.
GATHERED.
GATHERED. THEY MARCHED FOR HOURS.
MOSTLY PEACEFUL FROM 6:30 TO
9:30, REALLY NO INCIDENTS.
BUT THEN AT 9:30, WHEN IT
STARTED TO GET DARK, THAT'S
WHEN WE STARTED TO GET THING
OUT OF CONTROL AND+@ REALLY, WE
STARTED TO SEE THAT VIOLENCE.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
35, THE ROADWAY IS SHUT DOWN.
PROTESTERS BLOCKING THAT.
THIS IS WHAT POLICE DID NOT
WANT TO SEE HAPPEN.
DOWNTOWN, NEIMAN MARCUS, THE
STORE FRONT SHUDDERED.
I SAW RESTAURANTS TARGETED.
DOWNTOWN, THIS IS WHERE POLICE
REALLY ARE CONGREGATING. +@
THIS IS WHEN IT STARTED TO GET
TENSE.
TENSE.
TENSE. THERE WERE TEAR GAS THROWN,
CANISTER AFRICAN CENTER.
POLICE CARS ARE BEING TARGETED,
BRICKS THROWN, TIRES SLA+@SHED.
CHIEF HALL, THE DALLAS POLICE
CHIEF WENT THERE HERSELF,
TRYING TO TALK TO PROTESTERS.
SHE SAID FOR THE MOST PART,
THROUGH +@THE NIGHT, SHE WAS
HA+@PPY WITH THE WAY THINGS ARE
GOING.
GOING.
GOING. IT
GOING. IT WAS PEACEFUL.
AT SOME POINT, THAT CHANGED.
TAKE A LISTEN.
>> ALL OF A SUDDEN, THERE WERE
BRICKS BEING THROWN AT
OFFICERS, BOTTLES OF WATER.
AS YOU CAN SEE, ONE OF THE
SCOUT CARS TOOK A BRICK.
THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US
TO PULL BACK AND WE DID SO.
I ACTUALLY GOT OUT OF THE CAR
AND MADE SUR+@E TO PULL THE
OFFICERS BACK.
OFFICERS BACK. I WAS TRYING TO QUELL THE
SITUATION AND PULL OUR OFFICERS
BACK, A BRICK CAME OVER AND
ALMOST HIT ME.
AT THAT POINT, THEY FLATTENED
+@
AT THAT POINT, THEY FLATTENED THE TIRES OF MY SUV AS WELL AS
ONE OF THE SQUAD TRUCK.
AND THEN THE BOTTLES STARTED TO
COME.
COME.
COME. AT
COME. AT THAT AT THAT POINT IN TIME,
WE HAD TO DISPERSE THE CROWD
BECAUSE IT WAS UNRULY.
>> Reporter: CLEO, THIS
MORNING, WE SEE THE AFTERMATH.
TALKING TO BUSINESS OWNERS,
EM+@PLOYEES WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE
TO GO TO WORK BECAUSE THESE
BUSINESSE+@S ARE SHUT DOWN.
THERE IS SO MUCH PAIN RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. SO
NOW. SO RAW FOR MANY OF THESE
PROTESTERS.
PROTESTERS. MORE PROTESTS ARE SCHEDULED FOR
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. THEY ARE NOT DONE MAKING THEIR
+@
+@ VOICES
+@ VOICES HEARD.
VOICES HEARD. AND WE HEARD FROM BUSINESS
OWNERS TRYING TO GET A PICTURE
OF EVERYTHING.
OF EVERYTHING. SO MANY PEOPLE IMPACTE+@D WITH
REALLY LEGITIMATE POINTS OF
VIEW.
VIEW.
VIEW. +@
VIEW. IT
VIEW. IT IS TOUGH TO WRAP YOUR MIND
AROUND.
AROUND.
AROUND. BACK TO YOU.
>> HANNAH, YOU JUST SAID THAT
THERE ARE PROTESTS PLANNED FOR
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. ANY IDEA WHAT TIME THAT MIGHT
START?
START?
START? YESTERDAY, IT DID START OFF +@
PEACEFUL AND THINGS GOT OUT OF
CONTROL LIKE IT DID ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. +@
COUNTRY. +@>> YES.
+@>> YES.
+@>> YES. WE SAW THAT IN DIFFERENT CITIES
WHERE IT STARTED PEACEFULLY.
WE ARE HEARING THAT IT IS
SUPPOS+@ED TO BE THE AFTERNOON.
+@
SUPPOS+@ED TO BE THE AFTERNOON. THAT'S WHAT I'M HEARING AROUND
1:30.
1:30.
1:30. THAT'S WHAT I HEARD.
WE DID SEE 600 TO A THOUSAND
PEOPLE WALKING PEACEFULLY.
IT'S WHEN THE SUN WENT DOWN,
WHEN IT STARTED TO GET DARK
THAT THE TONE CHANGED.
AFTERNOON