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Safer at Home order protest to take place at 1 p.m. Friday

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Safer at Home order protest to take place at 1 p.m. Friday
Safer at Home order protest to take place at 1 p.m. Friday

Crowds are gathering at the state capitol Friday to protest after the Wisconsin Governor extended the Safer at Home order through May.

AS RYAN MENTIONED... NOTEVERYONE IS HAPPY ABOUT THEEXTENSION OF THE GOVERNOR'SSAFER AT HOME ORDER..WE SAWPROTESTS LAST WEEKEND... ANDANOTHER ONE IS SUPPOSED TOHAPPEN AT THE STATE CAPITOLTODAY.THAT'S WERE WE FIND LAURENLINDER..

THIS AFTERNOON ...SET THE SCENE FOR US,LAUREN....PEOPLE ARE ALREADY CONVERGINGHERE OUTSIDE THE STATE CAPITOLREADY TO PROTEST THE SAFER ATHOME ORDER..

IT WILL GO ON ASSCHEDULED IN ABOUT AN HOUR -AFTER THEIR PERMIT TO HOLD ITON CAPITOL GROUNDS WASDENIED..

THIS ALL COMES AFTERTHE STATE EXTENDED THE SAFERAT HOME ORDER UNTIL MAY 26TH..THE LOCKDOWN RESTRICTIONS WEREINITIALLY SUPPOSED TO ENDTODAY..

ORGANIZERS SAY THIS ISINFRINGING UPON THEIR RIGHTSAS AMERICANS..

AND THAT THEYSHOULD HAVE THE CHOICE WHETHERTO STAY AT HOME..

WE'VE ALSOLEARNED THAT SOME PROTESTORSARE PLANNING TO STAY IN THEIRCARS FOR A "DRIVE-IN" RALLYCIRCLING THE STREETS AROUNDTHE CAPITOL..

BUT MANY WILL BEGETTING OUT OF THEIR VEHICLESFOR THE PROTEST HERE OUTSIDETHE CAPITOL.

GOVERNOR TONYEVERS SAYS HE RESPECTS THERIGHTS OF FREE SPEECH - BUTURGES PROTESTORS TO KEEP ASAFE DISTANCE APART..

WE'LLHAVE A FULL RECAP LATER THISAFTERNOON AND TONIGHT STARTINGWITH TMJ4 NEWS AT 4..

BUT FORNOW REPORTING LIVE INMADISON..

LAUREN LINDER..

TMJ4NEWS..

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