CHANGE AND HE'S SPOKEN WITH
PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS ABOUT
THE RENAMING TO NO AVAIL.
OUR ORE BIG STORY TONIGHT,
THE CONTROVERSIAL FREE SPEECH
RALLY TWO DAYS AWAY HERE IN
BOSTON.
AS FINAL SECURITY
PREPARATIONS ARE BEING MADE, HE
WAS FORCED TO GRANT THE RALLY
PERMIT BECAUSE OF FREE SPEECH.
WE HAVE LIVE TEAM COVERAGE OF
THE WEEKEND'S RALLY.
WE BEGIN WITH WBZ'S BETH LIVE
IN BOSTON TONIGHT.
REPORTER: THE MAYOR MADE IT
CLEAR AGAIN TODAY THAT IF IT
WAS UP TO HIM, THIS RALLY
WOULDN'T TAKE PLACE.
BUT BOTH HE AND BOSTON POLICE
ARE EXPRESSING CONFIDENCE IN
THE SECURITY PLAN IN PLACE FOR
THE BOSTON COMMON HERE.
AND TODAY, MASSACHUSETTS SHOWED
ITS SOLIDARITY WITH
CHARLOTTESVILLE.
WHITE NATIONALISTS AND
NEONAZI GROUPS PROMOTE A
MESSAGE THAT'S THE AN TIFF SIS
OF THE DEDICATION TO CIVIL
RIGHTS FOR ALL.
A STRONGLY WORDED
PROCLAMATION CONDEMNING THE
VIOLENCE IN CHARLOTTESVILLE.
BUT IT COMES AS FOCUS SHIFTS TO
BOSTON AND A RALLY ON SATURDAY
BILLED AS A FREE SPEECH EVENT.
WE'D RATHER THIS RALLY NOT
HAPPEN IN OUR CITY.
WE'D RATHER THEM NOT BE HERE
WITH THEIR MESSAGE.
BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE
COMING AND WE'LL SEE WHAT
HAPPENS.
REPORTER: BARRICADES WILL BE
SET UP ON BOSTON COMMON,
SEPARATING THE RALLY AND AN
EXPECTED COUNTER DEMONSTRATION.
AND PLENTY OF EYES ON
PARTICIPANTS.
I THINK WE'RE PUTTING A LOT
OF ADDITIONAL FIXED CAMERAS
DOWN THERE.
WE'LL HAVE EYES AND EARS ON
ANYONE WHO COMES AND MIGHT
MISBEHAVE.
TROUBLING SLOGANS HAVE BEEN
WRITTEN.
FREE SPEECH ORGANIZERS
DISTANCED THEMSELVES FROM THE
VIOLENCE IN CHARLOTTESVILLE.
BUT POLICE HERE SAY THEY'RE
PREPARED FOR A WORST CASE
SCENARIO.
OFTENTIMES WE GET PEOPLE
THAT SHOW UP THAT ARE
UNEXPECTED AND ATTEMPT TO BE
DISRUPTIVE.
SO WE'RE PREPARING FOR ALL OF
THAT.
THE CITY OF BOSTON HAS EVEN
ASKED VENDORS ON THE COMMON TO
CLOSE DOWN FOR THE DAY AS PART
OF THE SECURITY PLAN.
SHE SAYS IT'S A FINANCIAL HIT
ON ONE OF THEIR BUSIEST DAYS.
IF THEY SAY THERE'S GOING TO
BE LOTS OF PEOPLE.
WE WANT TO BE OUT HERE OF
COURSE.
IF THEY'RE TELLING US NOT TO
COME OUT HERE, THERE'S A REASON
FOR IT.
REPORTER: AND COMMISSIONER
EVANS ALSO TWEETED OUT A
MESSAGE TO COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO
MAY BE RETURNING TO THE AREA
NOW MAKING THEM AWARE OF THE
EVENT.
HE SAYS PEOPLE SHOULD COME INTO
THE CITY ON SATURDAY.
