Hundreds Gather At South Philly Christopher Columbus Statue In Support Of Police Capt. Lou Campione Following Reassignment

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ONE TO TWO LANES BLOCKEDTHERE.ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKESOUTHBOUND TO ROUTE 73 THERIGHT LANE IS CLOSED N CAMDEN676 NORTH BETWEEN ATLANTICAVENUE AND MARKET STREET HASONE TO TWO LANES BLOCKED ASWELL FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER HOUROR SO.THE CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUSSTATUE IS NOW BOARDED UP INSOUTH PHILADELPHIA.AND THE ITS FATE REMAINSUNCLEAR.SUPPORTERS ARE RALLYING FORANOTHER CAUSE."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERTRANG DO IS LIVE AT MARCONIPLAZA WHERE THE STATUE IS NOWBLOCKED OFF.TRANG.Reporter: JIM ANDJANELLE, ANOTHER GROUP HELD APRO POLICE RALLY HERE OUTSIDEOF THE STATUE.THEY WERE HERE IN SUPPORT OF ALONG TIME POLICE CAPTAIN HEREIN SOUTH PHILLY WHO WASREASSIGNED FOLLOWING THEEVENTS OF THIS WEEKEND.BUT TAKE A LOOK HERE.WORKERS BOARDED UP THIS STATUEAS THAT OTHER RALLY WASWRAPPING UP AND AGAIN, THISSTATUE REMAINS A CENTERPIECEOF HEATED DEBATE.[HONKING HORNS]Reporter: CLASHES OVERTHE FATE OF THE CHRISTOPHERCOLUMBUS STATUE IN MARCONIPLAZA CONTINUED IN SOUTHPHILADELPHIA TODAY AS A LARGECROWD INITIALLY GATHERED INSUPPORT OF PHILADELPHIA POLICECAPTAIN LOU CAMPIONE.CAMPIONE WAS REASSIGNED FROMTHE FIRST DISTRICT IN SOUTHPHILADELPHIA TO THE GREATERNORTHEAST FOLLOWING A TENSEWEEKEND AT THE PLAZA WHERECROWDS GATHERED TO MAKE SURETHE STATUE WASN'T DEFACED ORREMOVED.SOME WHO SHOWED UP WERE ARMEDWITH ASSAULT RIFLES AND BATS.A JOURNALIST FROM LEFT WINGMEDIA OUTLET UNICORN REPORTEDBEING KICKED OUT OF THE AREABY CAMPIONE.I CAME DOWN HERE TO SHOW MYSUPPORT TO THE OFFICERS THATARE DOWN HERE.I THINK THEY NEED THEIRSUPPORT, PEOPLE TO SHOW THEIRSUPPORT IN THEM.THIS STATUE WAS PUT HERE BYTHE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THISNEIGHBORHOOD, IMMIGRANTS FROMITALY.THAT'S WHY IT MEANS SO MUCHWITH THE RIZZO STATUE TAKENDOWN.Reporter: AND BACK OUTHERE LIVE AT MARCONI PLAZAONCE AGAIN THE CHRISTOPHERCOLUMBUS STATUE HERE NOWBOARDED UP WHILE ITS FATE ISBEING CONSIDERED.SIMILARLY, THE BASE OF THECOLUMBUS MONUMENT OVER ATPENN'S LANDING WILL ALSO BEBOARDED UP WHILE THE DELAWARERIVER WATERFRONT CORPORATIONCONSIDERS WHAT IS GOING TOHAPPEN TO THAT MONUMENT.BUT FOR NOW WE'RE LIVE FROM