#scanner Captain Palumbo estimating about 30 mins from "complete closures," suggesting Crowd Control Supervisors put more vehicles along Market to help with traffic control, going to start with bikes but eventually would like to get cars to block the intersections to ensure nobody comes on Market

#scanner Civil Affairs now stating 2,000 on location at City Hall. Bike team requested to 15 and JFK to meet with Captain Palumbo

#skywatch PPD Helicopter returned to NE Philadelphia Airport

#scanner Palumbo noting a plan to keep a bike team at 15 and JFK to prevent any "unauthorized ingress"

#skywatch FOX29 helicopter over City Hall now

#scanner Palumbo now saying the count is 4,000. Group is encircling City Hall entirely now

#scanner Palumbo clarifying the group is planning a 12:30 step off, but is going to text the organizer of the march to confirm

#scanner Group is spilling out to 13th street due to its size

#scanner Organizers letting Civil Affairs know that the march will step off in 10-15 minutes. Traffic units scrambling to close Market to all traffic

#scanner March is stepping off

#scanner There is a rally going on in Germantown also at this time - worth noting Civil Affairs giving a general count of 225, but also noting that there are specifically "20 Palestine protestors"

#scanner Civil Affairs estimate now up to 10,000 people at City Hall

#skywatch CBS3 and FOX29 helicopters over City Hall now

#scanner Unit spotting someone on the roof of the Mariott hotel, other units confirm "it's one of ours"

[there is at least one unit on the roof of the Mariott]

#scanner Palumbo stating that the march is mobile, and that "everything looks fantastic"

#skywatch 6ABC, CBS3, and FOX29 helicopters over the march

#scanner All marked and unmarked police vehicles instructed to be moved from the protest route to avoid them getting stuck

#scanner Front of the march has reached Independence Mall, rear is still at City Hall

#scanner Clinic Defense on Appletree dispersed without incident per Civil Affairs

#scanner Units keeping eyes on a small drone flying around 8th that is not PPD, Drone units trying to see where it goes

#scanner Bike unit talking to DHS at 7 and Market, inquiring about a Spotter on the roof on the SW corner of 6 and Market. SWAT unit came over the radio to ID themselves as the unit on the roof