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Russell Batiste Tribute Show honoring the late artist who passed away Saturday night will be held this week on Bourbon Street.

Joining us now is nbc news correspondent anne thompson, who i believe is live right now heading east on 14th street in downtown new york city. anne thanks for being with us. whats going on where you are? >> reporter: rachel, i am walking east on 14th street with a couple of hundred protesters. i have to tell you that tonight the crowds are more organized, but theyre lacking the people who just felt that punch in the gut yesterday when the grand jury did not return in an indictment in the death o...

Heading east on 14th street in downtown new york city. anne thanks for being with us. whats going on where you are? >> reporter: rachel, i am walking east on 14th street with a couple of hundred protesters. i have to tell you that tonight the crowds are more organized, but theyre lacking the people who just felt that punch in the gut yesterday when the grand jury did not return in an indictment in the death of eric garner. these protesters are far more organized. theyre a smaller group. we walke...

Led to mr. garners death brought thousands to the streets. what was different was even as protesters demonstrated coast to coast, politicians from across the little bitle call spectrum came together to condemn the new york decision. >> what do we want? >> justice. >> when do we want it? >> now. >> mr. garners death is one of several recent incidents across our great country that have tested the sense of trust that must exist between law enforcement and the communities they are charged to serve a...

Eric garner in a chokehold which led to his death brought thousands to the streets. what was different was even as they demonstrated, politicians from across the political spectrum came together to condemn the new york decision. >> what do we want? >> justice. >> when do we want it? >> now. >> mr. garners death is one of several recent incidents across our great country that have tested the sense of trust that must exist between law enforcement and the communities they are charged to serve and t...