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Police, Protesters Clash On Vine Street Expressway In Philadelphia Part 5

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Police, Protesters Clash On Vine Street Expressway In Philadelphia Part 5I-676 and the Ben Franklin Bridge are currently shut down due to these events.

I'M TRYING TO -- THAT LOOKSLIKE A LINE OF PEOPLE RIGHTTHERE, DOESN'T IT?IT DOES AND UKEE MYQUESTION IS TOO WHERE IT WASSO MANY PEOPLE AS YOUMENTIONED, IT ALMOST LOOKEDLIKE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLEWALKING IN SOLIDARITY AND THENALL OF A SUDDEN THIS, WHEREDID THEY ALL GO?

AND AS YOUSAW, IT LOOKED LIKE THEYJUMPED INTO THAT GRASSY AREAAND WE'RE VERY FAMILIAR WITHTHIS SPOT BECAUSE I KNOWTHAT'S HOW MANY OF US GET ONTHE WAY HOME OR GET ON THEROAD TO GO HOME AT NIGHT.BUT I'M LOOKING HERE AND,YEAH, IT WAS SOME KIND OF MILKSUBSTANCE.AGAIN, WE DON'T HAVECONFIRMATION THAT IT WAS TEARGAS.HOWEVER, ON SOCIAL MEDIATHAT'S WHAT EVERYBODY ISSAYING THAT AS SOON AS TEARGAS OR WHATEVER IT WAS, YOUKNOW, WENT OFF, THAT THESEPEOPLE JUST SCRAMBLED IN ALLDIRECTIONS BUT THERE ARE STILLPEOPLE DOWN THERE HOLDINGTHEIR SIGNS AND THEY ARECHANTING AND THEY ARE STANDINGKIND OF ON A 676 OFF RAMP ATTHIS POINT.IF IT WAS MILK I WOULDIMAGINE MANY OF THE PEOPLEWOULD JUST HAVE IT JUST INCASE DURING THESE TURBULENTTIMES JUST IN CASE SOMETHINGLIKE THAT DID HAPPEN IF ITINDEED WAS TEAR GAS.ONCE AGAIN WE DON'T HAVE ANYCONFIRMED REPORTS YET BUT WEARE DEFINITELY WORKING ON THATRIGHT NOW AS THE POLICE HAVESTOPPED TRAFFIC NOW 'CAUSETHAT ONE LANE WAS GET BUYINGGETTING BY.THEY'RE WORKING WITH THEPEOPLE THEY'VE DETAINED.ONCE AGAIN WE HEAR 12 ARREST.JOE, IT SEEMS RATHER -- IGUESS RATHER CALM WHERE YOUARE ABOVE THAT SCENE RIGHT NOW'CAUSE YOU'RE ON THE PLATFORM.Reporter: YEAH, UKEE, I'MRIGHT AT BROAD WHERE ITCROSSES THE VINE STREETEXPRESSWAY WITH VINE SOUTH ANDVINE NORTH RUNNING ON EACHEND.YOU SEE POLICE DIRECTINGTRAFFIC.THIS HAS TO BE SPILLOVERTRAFFIC FROM THE EXPRESSWAYBECAUSE ALL OF A SUDDEN THISSTRETCH IS NOW REOPENED BUT ITDOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'SREOPENED AS A NORMAL ARTERY ASBROAD STREET WOULD NORMALLYBE.IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOT TO BEOVERFLOW.BUT TO EMPHASIZE, YES, IT ISCALM AND WHILE I WAS OFFCAMERA HERE, I AM TRYING TOTEXT PUBLIC AFFAIRS UNIT OFTHE PHILADELPHIA POLICEDEPARTMENT TO FIND OUT EXACTLYWHAT THEY CAN TELL MEOFFICIALLY WITH WHAT'S GOINGON WITH THE VINE STREETEXPRESSWAY.I KNOW WE HAVE ANECDOTALLY 12ARRESTS.PHILADELPHIA POLICE AREUSUALLY CAUTIONARY IN THE USEOF THE WORD ARREST.SOMETIMES THEY'LL JUST REFERIN CUSTODY UNTIL THEY HASH OUTEXACTLY THE NATURE OF THECHARGES.BUT YOU CAN SEE THERE IS -- IFYOU EVER MY CAMERA UP, A FLOWOF PEDESTRIANS HERE, PEOPLEJUST WALKING WITH, YOU KNOW,SORT OF ALMOST A CARE FREEJUST NORMAL STROLL, NOBODY ISIN MARCH MODE.NOBODY IS CHANTING ANYTHING ASTHEY WALK PAST VERY STRINGENTLINES OF PENNSYLVANIA STATEPOLICE.IT LOOKS LIKE THE DELAWARERIVER PORT AUTHORITY WHICHALSO PLAYS INTO THE VINESTREET EXPRESSWAY, THEY'VEANNOUNCED THAT THE BENFRANKLIN BRIDGE HAS JUST BEENCLOSED.ONE WOULD HAVE TO IMAGINE THATIS CONNECTED TO THE BACKUPSCENE THAT IS PLAYING OUTRIGHT NOW A COUPLE MILES WESTDOWN TO VINE STREET EXPRESSWAYNEAR 22ND STREET.STILL NOTHING YET FROMPHILADELPHIA POLICEOFFICIALLY.MY TEXT TO A SPOKESPERSONABOUT WHAT MIGHT BE GOING ON.BUT IT'S -- IT IS CALM UPHERE.THERE ARE NO CONFRONTATIONSWITH POLICE AND ALL I CAN SEEIS I KNOW TAC AIR IS FLYINGOVER THAT AREA OF THE ARTMUSEUM WHERE ALL OF THIS SORT




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