Security breach at DNC prompts quick police response
Tara Molina reports on the response after a security fence was knocked down during protests outside the Democratic National Convention, and Jermont Terry reports on the protest at Union Park.
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Tara Molina reports on the response after a security fence was knocked down during protests outside the Democratic National Convention, and Jermont Terry reports on the protest at Union Park.
CBS News Chicago security expert Phil Andrew, formerly of the FBI, discusses the DNC security fence breach during protesters Monday and how it was handled by law enforcement.
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Protests near the United Center in Chicago caused some trying to attend the DNC from being able to get to the arena on time.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson took to the lectern Monday evening to welcome the delegates to the first night of the Democratic National Convention.
Johnson invoked Chicago's history of liberal activism and political figures like former President Barack Obama, as well as the historic nature of Kamala Harris' nomination.
Protesters who took part in the march said they ran into agitators throughout their route, while elsewhere, one person interrupted our live report and said, "The police were agitators." Dave Savini, Tara Molina, and Jermont Terry are live at various points on the route.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson welcomed delegates to kick off the start of Day 1 of the Democratic National Convention inside the United Center.
After the security fences were breached, protesters started throwing drinks and signs at police officers, and a line of protesters was lined up facing a line of officers in riot gear as of 5:15 p.m. Tara Molina and Charlie De Mar report from the scene.
Shortly before the kickoff to the festivities on the first night of the Democratic National Convention, the delegates were cheery inside the United Center in Chicago.
Officers in riot gear were responding as a faction of protesters breached the fence, and Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling was personally on the scene. Charlie De Mar, Tara Molina, and Dave Savini have live updates.
Dave Savini and Charlie De Mar report from the tense scene near the Democratic National Convention at the United Center.
A faction of protesters breached the fence near the United Center around 4:30 p.m., and police were preparing to respond. Dave Savini and Charlie De Mar report from the scene.
The group's plan was to march from Humboldt Park to the United Center on Monday.
A standoff between protesters and officers at Union Park followed hours later.
Protesters came from around the country to march near the Democratic National Convention in the name of the pro-Palestinian cause. Tara Molina reports.
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More than 270 different organizations came together to form the coalition to protest.
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The protest march remained peaceful as it made its way from Union Park to Park 578 on the Near West Side. Dave Savini reports.
Thousands marched in a show of solidarity with Palestine and calling for an end to U.S. funding to Israel. A security fence was breached during the marching.
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As of 3 p.m., police bicycles were lined up along Washington Boulevard, and members of the news media were asked to get onto the sidewalk to make way for the protesters. Dave Savini reports.
Security is tight all around the United Center and McCormick Place for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago as the four-day event kicks off, but also in neighborhoods across the city where delegates and other national officials are staying.
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