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>>> HERE'S A LIVE LOOK ONCE AGAIN IN DOWNTOWN ATLANTA.
AND HOPE FORD IS LIVE THERE
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. HOPE, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US FROM
YOUR VANTAGE POINT?
>> Reporter: OKAY.
SO A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
BACK FROM CENTENNIAL PARK AND
MARIETTA STREET.
MARIETTA STREET. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HEADED THIS
WAY.
WAY.
WAY. NATIONAL GUARD ON CENTENNIAL
PARK.
PARK.
PARK. AND
PARK. AND THE NATIONAL GUARD SAID,
YEAH, I'LL KEEP THE PARTY
GOING.
GOING.
GOING. YOU KEEP PLAYING MUSIC.
AND THAT'S WHAT THE PEOPLE DID.
THEY STARTED DANCING OUT HERE.
SOME OF THE NATIONAL GUARD
MEMBERS HAVE JOINED IN TO DANCE
WITH THEM.
WITH THEM. THIS IS COMPLETELY A DIFFERENT
VIBE.
VIBE.
VIBE. THERE ARE PEOPLE TAKING
PICTURES WITH THE NATIONAL
GUARD HERE RIGHT NOW.
THEY'RE TAKING PICTURES.
AND THERE THEY'RE ALL DANCING
TOGETHER AGAIN.
TOGETHER AGAIN. SO A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT VIBE
FROM WHAT BRENDAN IS SEEING ON
THE OTHER SIDE WITH THE POLICE
LINE AND THE PROTESTORS AT THE
BEGINNING.
BEGINNING. ABOUT BUT THESE ARE THE PEOPLE
LEAVING AND COMING UP ON THE
SIDE NOW.
SIDE NOW.
SIDE NOW. THEY DECIDE, YOU KNOW WHAT?
LET'S HAVE A DANCE BEFORE WE
HEAD OUT FOR THE NIGHT AS THE
CURFEW APPROACHES.
CURFEW APPROACHES. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. THE
NOW. THE RAIN DIDN'T STOP THEM IT.
NOW THEY'RE COMING OUT HERE.
IT'S KIND OF FUNNY TO SEE SOME
OF THE NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS
TRYING TO JUMP IN.
THEY'RE NOT GETTING THE DANCE
YET.
YET.
YET. BUT
YET. BUT THEY TRYING.
THEY ARE TRYING OUT HERE.
BUT YOU SEIZE KIDS OUT HERE.
YOU SEE ALL RACES OUT HERE.
BEING REPRESENTED.
BEING REPRESENTED. AND THEY JUST HAVE A GO MOMENT.
THEY'RE HAVING A GOOD TIME OUT
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR
PROBABLY 25 MINUTES HERE.
THEY MOVED THESE VEHICLES IN.
THOSE VEHICLES YOU PROBABLY SEE
ON THE OTHER SIDE.
THEY MOVE THOSE IN.
AND THEY SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THESE IN,
BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO.
BECAUSE THAT CURFEW IS
APPROACHING.
APPROACHING. BUT WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
DANCE IF YOU KEEP THE PARTY
GOING.
GOING.
GOING. AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SEEING
RIGHT NOW.
>>
>> 70s
>> 70s AND 80s. LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE DOING THE
ELECTRIC SLIDE IN THERE AT THE
SAME TIME.
SAME TIME. NATIONAL GUARD.
NATIONAL GUARD. >> WE ACTUALLY HAVE, IF YOU
GUYS CAN HEAR US.
♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪
>> YEAH, GO AHEAD.
>> CAN YOU GUYS HEAR US?
YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. SO
YEAH. SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE WOMAN
WHO PUT THIS ALTOGETHER.
TYSON.
TYSON.
TYSON. IF
TYSON. IF YOU COULD COME HERE FOR A
SECOND.
SECOND.
SECOND. YOU SAID THAT THIS IS YOUR
SPEAKER.
SPEAKER.
SPEAKER. AND THIS IS ALL INTENTIONAL?
>> YES, IT WAS.
WE CAME OUT HERE SUNDAY.
MY COUSIN AND I, AND THE
ATMOSPHERE WAS SO HEAVY.
PEOPLE WERE SCREAMING "F THE
POLICE."
POLICE."
POLICE." IT WAS VERY, VERY DARK.
PROTESTORS ARE SCREAMING AT
EACH OTHER.
EACH OTHER. AND WE KEPT SAYING, WHAT CAN WE
DO TO CHANGE THE ENERGY.
EVERY DAY, WE COME OUT HERE
WITH THAT WALL OVER THERE.
AND WE HAVE A DIFFERENT THEME
EVERY DAY.
EVERY DAY. SO PEOPLE CAN WRITE OUT HOW
THEY'RE FEELING.
THEY'RE FEELING. TODAY, THE SCENE WAS, IF WE
WERE ALL TREATED EQUALLY.
WE WANT OUR GOVERNMENT TO KNOW.
AND WE BRING OUT THIS MUSIC
EVERY SINGLE DAY.
AND A FEW PEOPLE WERE DANCING
THE FIRST DAY.
WE HAD A LITTLE MORE.
AND TODAY, WE HAVE THE NATIONAL
GUARD WITH US.
I'M TRYING NOT TO CRY BECAUSE
IT'S ALL I WANTED FROM THE DAY
1, IT'S WHAT WE WANTED TO SEE,
REAL UNITY, BECAUSE I KNOW
WE'RE ALL HURTING.
AND I KNOW WE'RE ALL IN SO MUCH
PAIN.
PAIN.
PAIN. BECAUSE I HAVE AN 18-YEAR-OLD
SON.
SON.
SON. AND
SON. AND I FEAR FOR HIS LIFE EVERY
SINGLE DAY.
SINGLE DAY. BUT THIS IS WHAT IT'S GOING TO
TAKE.
TAKE.
TAKE. WE
TAKE. WE CAN'T FIGHT HATE WITH HATE.
SO THIS IS ALL WE WANTED.
AND I'M SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW.
I'M BEYOND JOYFUL RIGHT NOW.
SO HAPPY.
SO HAPPY.
SO HAPPY. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
TALKING TO ME.
>>> WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
>> AMISHA HARDING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, AMISHA.
APPRECIATE YOU TALKING TO US.
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>> Reporter: AND RIGHT NOW,
THEY JUST -- SO AS YOU'RE
SEEING ALL OF THIS.
AS YOU'RE SEEING ALL OF THIS
FUN.
FUN.
FUN. YOU
FUN. YOU GOTTA REMEMBER, THAT CURFEW
IS COMING UP.
SO THE LADY YOU JUST HEARD
FROM, I JUST SAW A NATIONAL
GUARD MEMBER WALK UP TO HER,
AND TAKE HER TO THE SIDE AND
SAY, OKAY JUST SO YOU KNOW, IN
A FEW MINUTES, WE'RE GOING TO
START PUTTING UP THE SHIELDS.
RIGHT NOW, THERE'S A LOT OF
KIDS OUT HERE.
THEY DON'T TO HAVE TEAR GAS
WHILE THERE'S CHILDREN OUT
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. SO
HERE. SO THIS FUN MOMENT YOU'RE
SEEING RIGHT NOW.
IT'S GOING TO CHANGE HERE ONCE
IT GETS CLOSER TO CURFEW.
BECAUSE THEY WANT PEOPLE TO GO
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. THEY DON'T WANT ANYBODY OUT
HERE TO GET TEAR GAS.
TO GET HURT.
HEADING OVER TO THE MICROPHONES
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. THIS IS PROBABLY GOING TO GO ON
FOR A LITTLE BIT LONGER AND
THEY'RE GOING TO START TO SHUT
THAT DOWN.
THAT DOWN. THAT THAT WAY YOU CAN SEE THEIR
FISTS BUMPING.
FISTS BUMPING. EVERYBODY OUT HERE.
IT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
VIBE.
VIBE.
VIBE. AND
VIBE. AND I'M GLAD OUR CAMERAS ARE
RIGHT HERE TO WITNESS THIS PART
OF THE PROTEST IN THIS MOMENT.
JUST MAKING THAT ANNOUNCEMENT.
>> AND YOU KNOW WHAT, HOPE?
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> YOU KNOW, IT'S --
>> OH.
>> OH.
>> OH. >>
>> OH. >> I CAN HEAR YOU.
GO AHEAD.
GO AHEAD.
GO AHEAD. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY.
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST
ENCOURAGING MOMENTS THAT WE
HAVE SEEN SINCE THE PROTEST
STARTED DAYS AGO.
JUST SEEING THE NATIONAL
GUARDSMEN.
GUARDSMEN. GET IN THE LINE.
DOING WHAT I USED TO DO BACK IN
THE DAY WITH THE ELECTRIC
SLIDE.
SLIDE.
SLIDE. MIXING IT UP WITH THE FOLKSTHAT
ARE PROTESTING AS WELL SHOWING
WE ARE ALL HUMANS.
WE WANT PEACE, WE WANT JUSTICE.
AND WE DON'T WANT VIOLENCE.
AND THAT ACTUALLY WAS DISPLAYED
IN