Group In South Philadelphia Stand Guard In Marconi Plaza To Protect Controversial Christopher Columbus Statue

Dan Koob reports.

SHOULD BE A QUIET AFTERNOON ASWELL.JAN WE GET TO HIGH TEMPERATUREOF 78 DEGREES.MATT THANK YOU SO MUCH.TREND ACROSS THE COUNTRY ANDHERE AT HOME.STATUES HONORING PEOPLE ONCERESPECTED NOW DENOUNCED ARECOMING DOWN.AND A GROUP OF PEOPLE ARE NOWMAKING SURE CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUSSTATUE IN SOUTH PHILADELPHIASTAYS PUT."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTER DANKOOB IS REPORTING LIVE FROMMARCONI PLAZA THIS MORNING WITHUPDATE.DAN HOW DOES IT LOOK NOW?

GOODMORNING.GOOD MORNING TO YOU AS WELLJAN.ABOUT LAST NIGHT ABOUT A HUNDREDPEOPLE WERE HERE AS SUN COMINGDOWN SETTING IN FRONT OF THECHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS STATUE.AS SUN COME UP THIS MORNING AMUCH QUIETER SCENE.VIDEO CAPTURED FROM THE AREALAST NIGHT PEOPLE IN THECOMMUNITY COMING TO MARCONI PARKAND STANDING GUARD SOME WITHBATS AND HOLDING FIREARMS ASMAKING SURE NO ONE ATTEMPTS TOTAKE STATUES DOWN AFTER RECENTREMOVALS OF REMOVAL FROM THEEAST AND SOUTH.FRIDAY DELAWARE REMOVED STATUEOF COLUMN AND CAMDEN REMOVED THESTATUE ON THURSDAY.SECOND ACT OF COMMUNITYVIGILANTISM IN PHILLY SINCEPROTESTS BEGAN.FIRST TAKING PLACE IN FISHTOWN.WE'RE BACK OUT HERE LIVE THISWE WERE SHOWING YOU STATUE OFCHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS.AS I MENTIONED THIS MORNING JANVERY QUIET.ONLY REAL TRAFFIC WE'VE SEENALONG BROAD STREET SO FAR THISMORNING PEOPLE WALKING THEIRDOGS PEOPLE GOING OUT FOR JOGSSO FAR AS YOU MENTIONEDTHROUGHOUT THE MORNING THERE ISA POLICE PRESENCE BUT REALLYONLY ONE OR TWO PEOPLE EVENSTOPPED TO LOOK AT STATUE THISSO IT SEEMS AS THOUGH FOR NOW,