Justice For George Floyd Protest Set For Satuday At Philadelphia City Hall

JAN, TOWARD THE OF THE DAYTOWARD THE SHORE.MATT, THANK YOU.31:00 NOW.PROTEST DEMANDING JUSTICE FORGEORGE FLOYD IS SET TO TAKEPLACE OUTSIDE OFPHILADELPHIA'S CITY HALLTODAY.REMEMBER, HE'S THE MAN WHODIED WHILE POLICE ARRESTED HIMIN MINNEAPOLIS EARLIER THISWEEK."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTER DANKOOB IS LIVE IN CENTER CITYFOR THUS MORNING, WITH THEDETAILS ABOUT WHAT ISHAPPENING HERE AT HOME.DAN, GOOD MORNING.Reporter: GOOD MORNING,JAN.MAYOR JIM KENNEY SAYS THE GOALHERE IS TO MAKE SURE THESEPROTESTS REMAIN PEACEFUL F SO,THE PROTEST REMEMBERS ALLOWEDTO BE HERE AND ASSEMBLEPEACEFULLY FOR AS LONG AS THEYWISH, BUT ALSO WANT THEM TOADHERE TO SOCIAL DISTANCINGGUIDELINES BUS BUT WANT TOAVOID THE CHAOS THAT THEY'VESEEN IN OTHER PROTESTSTHROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.THESE PROTESTS BEGAN AFTERGEORGE FLOYD ALLEGEDLY KILLEDBY POLICE OFFICE NERVEMINNEAPOLIS EARLIER THIS WEEK,THAT OFFICER ARRESTED ANDCHARGED WITH THIRD DEGREEMURDER, AND MANSLAUGHTER ONFRIDAY.IN PHILADELPHIA, BLACK LIVESMATTER PHILLY SAYS IT HAS NOAFFILIATION WITH THISPARTICULAR PROTEST PLANNED FORNOON TODAY.BUT ON PROTEST FACEBOOK PAGE,THEY SAY TELL ' PEACEFULLY BEPROTESTING THE LIVES THAT HAVEBEEN LOST AROUND THE ENTIRECOUNTRY AT THE HAND OF POLICEBRUTALITY BY TAKING A KNEE.HERE IS THE MAYOR, JIM KENNEY.I WANT PHILADELPHIANS TOKNOW THAT COMMISSIONER OUGHTLAW AND HER TEAM ARE COMMITTEDSERVING COMMUNITIES WITHFAIRNESS ANACINE IS HER ATTHIS.SOMETIMES WE STUM STUMBLE.SOMETIMES WE FAIL.BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY THEPUBLIC SERVANTS OF THIS CITYARE WORKING TO MAKEPHILADELPHIA SAFER, HEALTHIER,AND A BETTER PLACE FOR ALL OFUS TO LIVE.OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU IS THATWE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THISLEVEL OF SERVICE AND TO ENSURETHAT EVERYONE IS TREATED WITHTHE DIGNITY AND RESPECT THEYDESERVE.THE MAYOR HAS SAID HE'SALIGNED WITH THE CAUSE THOSEPROTESTERS ARE PROTESTING, ANDAGAIN AS LONG AS IT REMAINSPEACEFUL THE PROTESTERS WILLBE ABLE TO BE HERE AS LONG ASTHEY WISH.