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Weve been following protesters all around midtown tonight. i would say about 20 of them had a spontaneous die-in, if you will, at 43rd and 6th street. that is one of the symbols of the ferguson incident, they lay down on the ground with their hands up, replicating the position they say of michael brown. but in this case they were protesting not only michael brown but also the death of eric gardner. >> anne thompson live in grand central, where shes been following the protests as they snake aroun...

>> i cans breathe. >> its a very painful day for so many new yorkers. >> reporter: arrests made throughout the night as outrage pulsed throughout the city streets for more than nine hours. most chanting garners last words. >> i cant breathe. >> reporter: before dying on this staten island street. >> i cant breathe. i cant breathe. >> i cant breathe. >> reporter: police, some in riot gear, blocking intersections, as protesters began shutting down the citys most iconic landmarks. stopping the flow...

So many new yorkers. >> arrests made throughout the night as outrage pulsed throughout the city streets for more than nine hours. >> black lives matter! >> most chanting garners last words -- >> i cant breathe -- >> before dying on this staten island street. police, some in riot gear, blocking intersections as protesters began shutting down the citys most iconic landmarks. stopping the flow of traffic into and out of the island of manhattan for hours. some lying down right in the middle of the r...

African-americans. some gathered just steps away from where the fatal confrontation took place. >> they didnt indict him? why? where is the justice at? >> anybody with eyes can see what happened. >> reporter: while there was anger, so far, no violence. >> he shouldnt have been killed in that way. he shouldnt have been killed in any way. he should be here celebrating christmas and thanksgiving and everything else with his children and his grandchildren. and he cant. why? because a cop did wrong. ...

Call this case better be. >> the justice department will proceed with a federal civil rights situation. >> this is an issue weve been dealing with for too long and its time for us to make more progress than eweve made. >> tonight, protests against the decision. >> crowds of protesters gathering. >> some of them without a block of the rockefeller christmas tree. >> at grand central station, a so-called die-in. >> police are embraced for even more. >> i urge all of those inclined to demonstrate to...

Obama nominated to replace eric holder. the president also weighed in on the garner case vowing to build more trust and accountability between police and the communities they serve. >> as i said when i met with folks both from ferguson and law enforcement and clergy and civil rights activists, i said this is an issue we have been dealing with for too long. it is time for us to make more progress. im not interested in talk. im interested in action. im committed as president of the united states t...

Action will continue until he sees some strengthening in the trust and accountability between police departments and communities. john and christine. >> michelle, thank you for that. protests around the country have been largely peaceful. at new york citys grand union terminal, hundreds chanted i cant breathe during a die-in. they took the streets and a total of about 30 arrests made there. in philadelphia, protesters gathered for a die-in prior to that citys tree lighting ceremony. in washing...

A massive die-in as evening rush hour hit its peak. police heavily guarding the rockefeller tree-lighting ceremony. as protesters tried to disrupt the show. the citys public outcry reaching a fever pitch nationwide. from los angeles. >> i am eric garner. >> to philadelphia. where protesters took to city hall during their tree-lighting ceremony holding up signs reading -- black lives matter. the demonstrations across the country disruptive, but peaceful, fulfilling garners familys wish. >> yeah, ...

The west side highway, rockefeller center, marching across the brooklyn bridge chanting i cant breathe. others chanting black lives matter. at one point, gathering at grand central station, holding a so-called die-in in the middle of the station. they marched through the night. the grand jury cleared daniel pantiello in the death of eric garner. he released a statement. it is never my intention to harm anyone. my family and i include him in our prayers. i hope they accept my personal condolences...

Early this morning at washington d.c.s 14th street bridge. a group of about 20 protesters staged another lie down, basically. another die-in at the middle of the road during the opening of the 14 et street bridge. they shut down that bridge at the height of rush hour in d.c. early today. protesters in d.c. then moved onto shut down traffic at another key spot, the 12th street tunnel outside the department of justice in d.c. protesters laid down on the ground on pennsylvania avenue. and then a co...