KPTV 10 p.m. news snippet - 1999-12-03
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[0:00] corners, but business owners and
[0:02] residents tried to erase the memories of
[0:04] the past week.
[0:05] >> I've lived in Seattle my entire life,
[0:07] and this is the worst week of my entire
[0:10] life. This has been like living in hell.
[0:12] >> Nearly 600 demonstrators were arrested
[0:14] throughout the week-long World Trade
[0:16] Organization conference. Vandals caused
[0:19] more than $2 million worth of property
[0:21] damage to downtown stores. It's been an
[0:24] emotional week for the Emerald City. But
[0:26] now that the WTO conference is wrapping
[0:28] up, Seattle residents hope that's going
[0:30] to make all of this go away. They just
[0:32] want their city to get back to normal.
[0:34] >> People in Seattle are kind of uh mellow.
[0:38] So, I think we'll we'll be okay once all
[0:40] these other people are gone.
[0:42] >> I think that Seattle will get back to
[0:44] normal, but I think it was sort of a
[0:45] wakeup call for the city because they
[0:47] weren't really prepared.
[0:48] >> People here say the city suffered wounds
[0:50] this week that will not heal easily or
[0:53] quickly. I don't think anyone's going to
[0:55] forget what happened in this city.
[0:57] >> Those of us who have to live here and
[0:59] choose to live here, I mean this will
[1:01] there will be residue for I'd say at
[1:04] least months or possibly years to come.
[1:06] >> In Seattle, Drew Mickelson, the 10:00
[1:08] news.
[1:09] >> The conference is scheduled to end at
[1:11] midnight. It was supposed to be over at
[1:13] 6:00 tonight, but the members there are
[1:15] voted to continue into the night to
[1:17] finish up business. The curfew in
[1:19] downtown Seattle was supposed to expire
[1:20] at midnight, but it has been extended
[1:22] until