Raleigh mayor on protest; 'I am praying for peace and grace'

IN ON A CHANGE IN RECORDS

LACES, ONE ON THE STORIES WE'RE

FOLLOWING AT 6:00 ON WRAL.

>>> YOU'RE LOOKING LIVE AT A

CITY PREPARED FOR A PROTEST.

BUSINESSES BOARDED UP WHEN

OWNERS LEARNED TWO EVENTS WERE

PLANNED FOR TODAY.

EVENTS IN RESPONSE TO THE DEATH

OF A BLACK MAN SHOT AND KILLED

BY PHILADELPHIA POLICE DURING

WHAT HIS FAMILY CALLED THE

MENTAL HEALTH EPISODES.

THE FIRST DEMONSTRATION DID NOT

HAPPEN.

THE SECOND IS STILL A FEW HOURS

AWAY.

THAT IS WHY THE CITY OF RALEIGH

IS UNDER A CURFEW TONIGHT THAT

BEGINS A FEW HOURS FROM NOW AT

10:00.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M DAVID CRABTREE.

>> SOME DEMONSTRATORS TURNED

VIOLENT OR TRIED TO PROVOKE

POLICE.

AMANDA LAMB JOINS US WITH THE

WAYS THE MAYOR AND BUSINESS

OWNER ARE TRYING TO PROTECT

THEIR CITY TONIGHT.

AMANDA.

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>>> THAT PROTEST IS SET TO BE

GIN IN ABOUT AN HOUR AND A

HALF.

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>>> IT IS HARD TO FORGET.

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>>> WE'RE JUST YOU KNOW GETTING

TIRED OF HAVING TO TAKE THESE

PRECAUTIONS EVERY TIME

SOMETHING HAPPENS IN A

DIFFERENT CITY.

>> I AM PRAYING FOR PEACE AND

GRACE AND WE NEED THAT RIGHT

NOW.

WE NEED TO BRING OUR COMMUNITY

TOGETHER, NOT TEAR IT APART.

>> Reporter: AS A RESULT OF THE

COMMUNITY'S CONCERNS BALDWIN

ORDERED A CURFEW FOR 10:00

TONIGHT.

>> I'M ASKING THE PROTESTORS TO

PLEASE BE PEACEFUL, PLEASE

RESPECT OTHERS AND PLEASE TREAT

OTHERS AS YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE

TREATED.

>> WE DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM

MANUFACTURE CHING AND

PROTESTING IS AS LONG AS IT IS

NOT TAKEN TO THE LEVEL OF

AFFECTING BUSINESS OWNERS WHO

HAVE DONE NOTHING WRONG.

>> NOW, THERE WAS A PROTEST

PLANNED FOR THIS AFTERNOON DOWN

HERE ON FAYETTEVILLE STREET.

THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN.

AS YOU CAN SEE, PEOPLE ARE OUT

AND ABOUT TONIGHT WALKING

ENJOYING RESTAURANTS AND, OF

COURSE, THAT WILL CHANGE

TONIGHT WHEN THAT CURFEW GOES

INTO AFFECT.

THAT WILL BE 10:00 TONIGHT

UNTIL 5:00 TOMORROW MORNING.