Name: Lack of police presence at height of Friday's protest explained
Uploaded: 2020-06-20T20:10:00-0400
Duration: 214995
Description: WRAL's Aaron Thomas has more on Friday's protest, the removal of two Confederate statues by protesters and the reason why law enforcement did not get involved when the monuments were being torn down.

We’re also tracking when the second round of severe storms hits tomorrow. Plus, we look inside the next steps in the hush money trial against former President Donald Trump. Watch WRAL News on FOX 50 at 10 p.m., and search for these and other stories on WRAL.com.

On FOX 50 at 10 : String of car break-ins near local gyms. Where police are searching for a suspect and their message to all drivers

Officials are encouraging residents to take steps to prepare for extreme weather ahead of hurricane season. New data shows flood and wind risk is changing in the state.

Inland homes at risk for high winds, flooding during hurricane season. Here's what you can do now.

Holly Springs shed damage

More than a dozen former employees say understaffing at Brynn Marr Hospital contributes to what they describe as a dangerous place for patients and employees. Hospital officials say allegations of violence, sexual assaults, overmedication and lack of mental health therapy are unfounded.

Former employees say short-staffed NC psych hospital rife with violence, abuse

Brynn Marr Hospital

WRAL's Aaron Thomas has more on Friday's protest, the removal of two Confederate statues by protesters and the reason why law enforcement did not get involved when the monuments were being torn down.

<p>IN AND TOOK THE STATUES AWAY AS YOU SEE RIGHT THERE. &gt;&gt; WHILE WE HAVE LISTENED, MULTIPLE VIEWERS HAVE REACHED OUT SAYING WHERE WERE POLICEMAN ALL OF THIS TOOK PLACE? OUR CREWS WERE OUT THERE AND WE DIDN'T SEE A LOT OF OFFICERS EITHER. ERIN THOMAS JOINS US LIVE FROM THE STATE CAPITAL PUSHING FOR ANSWERS. &gt;&gt;REPORTER: YOU CAN SEE DOZENS OF PROTESTERS ARE OUT HERE ON THE CAPITOL GROUNDS, ONCE AGAIN, HOURS AFTER WE DID SEE CONFEDERATE MONUMENTS TOPPLE DOWN. WE DID ONE OF FIND OUT WHO MADE THE DECISION WITH POLICE TO TELL THE OFFICERS TO STAND DOWN AS THE MONUMENTS CAME DOWN A SPOKESWOMAN TELLS US IT WAS THE CHIEF OF THE STATE CAPITOL POLICE WHO MADE THE DECISION AND IT WAS ALL FOR THEIR SAFETY . [ CHEERING AND APPLAUSE ] &gt;&gt;REPORTER: PROTESTERS TOOK MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS ON FRIDAY NIGHT TO PULL TWO STATUES DOWN AT THE CAPITOL IN RALEIGH MANY VIEWERS ASKED ABOUT POLICE PRESENCE LEADING UP TO THE MOMENTS. THE POLICE TELL WRAL THAT OFFICERS REMAINED ON THE GROUNDS TO PREVENT PROTESTERS FROM TRYING TO PUT DOWN THE SAME STATUES EARLIER IN THE DAY, TO MAINTAIN PUBLIC SAFETY SHE SAYS THAT CROWDS GREW AND THE SITUATION ESCALATED AFTER DARK IS PROTESTERS TRIED TO REMOVE THE SAME STATUES A SECOND TIME YOU CAN HEAR IN THE AUDIO CLIP TO THE INCIDENT COMMANDER CALLING FOR ASSISTANCE BEEN TELLING OFFICERS TO BACK OFF FOR THEIR SAFETY &gt;&gt; I WANT THIS TO BE DONE PEACEABLY. I WANT MY OFFICERS TO BE WHERE THEY ARE SAFE. &gt;&gt;REPORTER: WE ARE ALSO LEARNING ABOUT INJURIES ON THE OFFICERS THAT LED TO THE DECISION TO PULL BACK SOME OF THE INJURIES, ACCORDING TO THE SPOKESWOMAN, ONE FRACTURED WRIST, LACERATION TO THE HAND, ANOTHER ONE HAD TO HAVE THEIR I/DUE TO AN UNKNOWN LIQUID BEING THROWN BUT OTHERWISE THERE WERE NO SERIOUS INJURIES INVOLVED. &gt;&gt; ERIN THOMAS, LIVE IN RALEIGH FOR US. &gt;&gt;&gt; A PROTESTER ARRESTED LAST NIGHT IS NOW FACING ADDITIONAL CHARGES CONNECTED TO AN OFFICERS INJURY. POLICE ARRESTED JAMES A FAR TRESPASSING AND NOW AUTHORITIES HAVE ISSUED ANOTHER WAR, THIS TIME FOR ASSAULT. INVESTIGATORS</p>

Aaron Thomas

Brad Simmons

Jason O. Boyd

Lack of police presence at height of Friday's protest explained

Confederate statues removed 

Confederate monument,downtown Raleigh,protest

WRAL-TV News Broadcasts: Watch each newscast live or watch the most recent newscast on demand.

WRAL Late News 

Get the latest WRAL WeatherCenter Forecast whenever you need it, including the DUALDoppler5000 and the 7-Day Forecast.

I'm meteorologist, Kat Campbell and the wr severe weather center, the wr weather alert day will go into tomorrow. We have seen our first round of storms clear the area, but overnight we expect more storms to move in between about three and 9 a.m. Those should be more widespread but with a little bit less energy in the atmosphere, the primary concern there would be damaging winds and then we'll have a low storm threat as we head into tomorrow afternoon. So let's take a look at future casts. Storms continue to clear out from the early evening round. We should be dry 1011 midnight. It's not until about three or 4 a.m. that we begin to see storms move into our western counties and those are going to be with us during the early morning hours. 6 a.m. Rain could be around on a pretty widespread basis, impacting the morning commute. We'll see a good chance for rain seven perhaps lingering into 89 o'clock. After that, we should start to see the rain pushing out and storm chances would be pretty low for the remainder of the day. But in the morning, beware of rain and storms at the bus stop. You may want to wait in the car with your kids if you're able to, especially if there's any thunder or lightning around. Meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner will keep you up to date on that starting at 430 tomorrow on wr news. So be sure to check in with her before you leave the house and head to the bus stop. The good news is storms clear out just in time for Saturday and Sunday. We'll still have some scattered storms around Friday afternoon. Saturday though, it is cooler. It's drier, not so humid. 74 partly cloudy, a 20% chance for rain. Very, very late Saturday night and most of us aren't going to see that 79 for Mother's Day on Sunday. It ends up being a beautiful and dry day for Mother's Day 59 at 8 a.m. 70 by lunchtime upper seventies for the afternoon. And we get a break from the big heat. No more nineties on our seven day forecast, high temperatures are going to be still above normal most days, but a bit closer to normal for this time of year in the seventies and eighties, at least Thursday remains a WRL weather alert day, at least during the morning hours. Friday, we've got some scattered storms a 50% chance. Those are more typical afternoon, summertime storms and then over the weekend things look pretty nice. Overall, the humidity drops in a significant way this weekend we stay pretty comfortable on Monday of next week, but late Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, we could see a soaking round of rain arrive. Certainly good news that we are seeing the rain around here. We just don't need these, the storm threat to go with it.

WRAL WeatherCenter Forecast

Daytime Pick 3 and Pick 4 drawings are held at 3 p.m. daily. They can be seen as live or on-demand video.

Hey there. Good afternoon. I'm Noah Klein. Welcome to this afternoon. Join us for Wednesday, May 8th 2024. Let's get started here with Carolina pick three. That first number is three. Second number is zero. Third number is two, pick 35. Ball number is two. Joining me for this afternoon's draws are auditor from mcconnell and Jones L LP. Now let's move to the Carolina pick four. That first pick four. Number is nine, second, number one. Third number is five fourth number nine. And our pick for a fable number is five. The North Carolina Education lottery has contributed over $10 billion education. Thank you for your support. Get your running numbers each day at 3 p.m. and again, 11:22 p.m. right here on your exclusive station for the North Carolina Education Lottery.

Daytime Pick 3 and Pick 4 Drawing

Sky 5 flies over train accident in Raleigh at Hillsborough Street and Beryl Road.

Sky 5 flies over train accident in Raleigh

Sky 5 flies over O2 fitness on Chapel Hill Road, where a police presence was reported. 

Police officers respond to O2 Fitness in Morrisville 

Nightly N.C. Education Lottery drawings during the 11 p.m. News.

Good evening. I'm Tina Soldan Cash with the night time lottery drawing for Tuesday. May 7th, 2024. 1st winning pick three tonight is seven, followed by eight, third pick three is six and our pick three. Fireball number is eight. Joining me for tonight's drawing is our auditor from mcconn Jones L LP. Now it's time for the Carolina pick four, check your tickets. Good luck. Eight is our first winning pick four followed by six, third pick for tonight. Another six fourth winning number is zero and our pick for a fireball number tonight is three. Let's turn now to the Carolina cash five. If no one matches all five numbers to win the jackpot tonight, tomorrow's top prize is an estimated $493,000. Good luck. Six is our first winning cash five number tonight followed by seven. Third winning number is 19. Our fourth cash five tonight 11 and our final winning number is 15. The North Carolina education lottery has contributed over $10 billion to education. Thanks for your support and get the winning numbers right here every night. Thanks for playing

Evening Pick 3 Pick 4 and Cash 5

Tuesday and Friday Mega Millions Drawing.

>> ACROSS AMERICA WITH MEGA JACKPOTS, IT'S MEGA MILLIONS AMERICA ON TIME. CODE IS TUESDAY MAY 7TH AND TONIGHT'S MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT IS AN ESTIMATED A NEW TIES 306 MILLION DOLLARS DOING THAT JACKPOT. YOU MUST MATCH THESE 5 WHITE. PLUS THAT GOLD MEGA MALL. NOW, LET'S SEE IF I CAN MAKE YOU A MILLIONAIRE TONIGHT. OUR FIRST WINNING NUMBER TONIGHT IS 63 FOLLOWED BY 28. UP NEXT, WE HAVE 36 YOU NEXT NUMBER IS 66 IN YOUR FINAL WHITE BALL NUMBER FOR THIS EVENING IS 26 NOW FOR THE MEGA BALL NUMBER THAT IS 15 AGAIN. TONIGHT'S WINNING NUMBERS ARE 63. 28. 36 66. 26 IN THE GOLD.

Mega Millions Drawing

Wake County Public School System Superintendent Robert Taylor and Wake County School Board members discussed the county's budget proposal for the district for the 2025 fiscal year. The meeting comes one day after Wake County Commissioners proposed a $49 million increase in funding for the next fiscal year.

Lack of police presence at height of Friday's protest explained

More On This

Confederate statues removed

Bystanders react as state moves Confederate monuments

Aftermath: Confederate monument toppled in downtown Raleigh

Raw: One of two Confederate statues taken away by law enforcement

Protesters topple, drag Confederate statue in downtown Raleigh

Raw video: Protester arrested at Confederate monument

Raw video: Protesters turn violent at Confederate monument in downtown Raleigh

Related Topics

More Videos