Niagara Falls prepare for peaceful protests

NEXT TONIGHT...WEHEAD TO NIAGARAFALLS WHERE THEFINAL PREPARATIONSARE UNDERWAY FOR A"MARCH AGAINSTPOLICE BRUTALITY"...THE PROTEST ISPLANNED FORTOMORROW..

THEREARE ALL KINDS OFRUMORS FLYING ONSOCIAL MEDIA BUTPOLICE SAY SOFAR....NOT TRUE.... 7EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER JEDDYJOHNSON EXPLAINSORGANIZERS AREMAKING SURE EVERYSAFETY MEASURE ISCOVERED...."JUST THIS YEARWE'VE HAD 5 YOUNGLIVES LOST ALREADY.WE WERE GRIEVINGAS A COMMUNITYBEFORE GEORGEFLOYD AND NOWWE'RE GRIEVING AS ANENTIRE NATION."20-YEAR-OLD MIKAILACARR OF NIAGARAFALLS ISSPEARHEADING THEPEACEFUL PROTESTTAKING PLACE IN HERCITY ON FRIDAY."I WOULD JUST LIKE TOMAKE ITINCREASINGLY CLEARTHAT WE WANTNOTHING BUT PEACETO COME OUT OFTHIS."THE PROTEST, WHICHSTARTS AT 6PM ONFRIDAY IS AN ACT OFSOLIDARITY FOR THEAFRICAN AMERICANCOMMUNITY.

ONETHAT CARR HOPESWILL ALLOW MEMBERSOF HER COMMUNITYFEEL LIKE THEY AREBEING HEARD."WE'RE HOPING THATAFTER THIS WE CANGET SOME OF THOSEEMOTIONS OUT ANDOPEN THE DOOR FOROUR FUTURE ANDPOSITIVITY MOVINGFORWARD."MAYOR: "AN AWFULLOT OF EFFORT ISBEING PUT IN PLACETO MAKE SURE THATTHIS DEMONSTRATIONIS REALLY ABOUT THEMESSAGE."ONE OF MIKALIA'SMAIN GOALS IS TOKEEP THE PEACE.

SOSHE'S ASSIGNEDPEOPLE TO KEEP ANEYE OUT FORPOTENTIAL PROBLEMSAND HAS BEEN INCLOSE CONTACT WITHTHE NIAGARA FALLSPOLICE."NIAGARA FALLS ISSMALL AS IT IS WECAN'T AFFORD TOBURN DOWN OURCOMMUNITY ANDREBUILD IT.

IT'S NOTREALISTIC FOR US."BUT, IF THINGS DOTURN SOUTH POLICESUPERINTENDENTTHOMAS LICATA SAYSHIS FORCE WILL BEREADY."IT'S LIKE EVERYTHINGELSE YOU PREPAREFOR THE WORST ANDHOPE FOR THE BEST."MIKAILIA SAYS AFTERTHE PROTESTS, SHEHOPING THAT REALCHANGE CAN HAPPENIN HER COMMUNITY,AND NIAGARA FALLSMAYOR ROBERTRESTAINO IS ALL ONBOARD.MAYOR: "WE HAVE TOAT SOME POINT GOFROM EXPRESSINGOURSELVES TOACCOMPLISHINGTHINGS."MIKAILA: "IT'S AMARATHON NOT ASPRINT.

WE HAVE TOSHOW UP WHERE ITCOUNTS OVER ANDOVER AGAIN AND IF IHAVE TO SPEND MYENTIRE LIFE TRYINGTO MAKE ADIFFERENCE SO THATMY DAUGHTERGROWS UP IN ADIFFERENT WORLDAND COMMUNITY THANI DID.

THEN THAT'SFINE, THAT'S WHAT IGOTTA DO.

"IN NIAGARA FALLS