I asked them how can it be closed when we confirmed reservations 10 minutes ago. Eventually, they let us in. Armed police protect the Westin Hotel where WTO delegates and President Clinton are staying. This is also where I am eating lunch. Police give us an armed escort to our table at Nikko.
Police deny protesters entry to a boarded up street.
Nordstrom windows are all boarded up despite the fact that only one window was broken last night. The Adidas store was completely boarded up. I was one of the last civilians out of the area last night and the store was fine. No windows were broken. Now, the area looks like a plywood convention.