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This crowd is not satisfied. they want more. they are vocal and they havent even started walking yet. were still listening to these speeches. there was i think one of the speakers this morning who generated the most silence which is a good thing, a young woman from guatemala who was nine when she came to this country. she is undocumented. she sood there tood there and s undocumented, im unapologetic and i am unafraid. >> unafraid. nick watt in los angeles. thank you. i want to head north from wh...

Grai drain, making children suffer. it is ridiculous. >> the last time i checked, it is not a kricrime to seek asylu. the u.s. has caused a lot of problems for these people coming here, the u.s. has caused the insecurity and caused them to come here. so there is a lot of misinformation around that. >> reporter: ana, a couple view points here today. and despite the fact that they have been here for two weeks, for the most part things have been peaceful. we did see police make some arrests a coupl...

So you hear this, you can see people who have this voice. and you can see this, people talking about the wall. sending it back to you. this has been a collective going on for quite some time. they believe theres maybe 10,000 people in the streets, could be more. >> all right, from chicago, ryan young, lets go now to portland, oregon, and dan simon. dan, whats happening there? >> hi, fredricka. it is a nice cool day here in portland. we are in a park which is basically in the center of the city. ...

Happen. >> well, they are certainly in it for the long haul, fred. the mayor of portland, he is supportive of what theyre doing. he says police officers will not be used to remove any of those protesters. basically, as long as they stay on city property, they should be able to stay there indefinitely. portland has a history of civic activism. we see that as more and more people gather at this park. >> dan im, thank you. variety of demonstrations coast to coast. the president, hes not in washingt...

Know, other states who came here. i spoke to a woman from arkansas, a woman interest nashville, she drove overnight to make it here. we started out in the park outside of the white house. of course, the president is not here this weekend, he is in new jersey, but we traveled from the white house to department of justice, then to trump hotel and then now we are here. ana. >> all right. rene marsh in washington. we had a picture up there in minnesota as well. lets head to the west coast, portland,...

Say. >> very shocking. very nice individual. i had no idea. i feel like we had walked similar paths in life, he was retiring and enjoying his retirement, thats about as much in depth as i knew about my neighb neighbor. captain hughes told air force investigators told investigators he was depressed being in the air force. hes being held in fairfield, california. its unclear what charges hell face. >> dan simon, thanks for that report. a human drama unfolding in the middle of the mediterranean. ...

Swimmer who -- now that judge is the first to face a recall in the golden state in more than 80 years. kr cnns dan simon has the story. >> we must follow the rule of law, we must not follow the rule of public opinion. we cannot. >> but it was the public opinion over the lenient sentencing of brock turner that has judge a-- turner was the stamford swimmer who was -- was accused of going too soft with the sentence. prosecutors asked for 16 years in the state prison, the judge gave him 6 months in ...

Healthy and sustainable wildlife populations, both predator and prey. the rollback wont happen immediately. the public will have 60 days to provide comments. but assuming nothing changes animal rights say theyll challenge the decision in court. dan simon, cnn, san francisco. >> all right, dan, thank you very much. >> when we come back, jeff kor win joins me. im going to ask him what he thinks about the trump administration rolling back protections for wildlife.

Cnns dan simon has the story. >> reporter: if youre a big game hunter there may be no better spot than alaska. bears, wolves, and caribou. three years ago the obama administration made it more difficult hunting them under federal land. but under president trump and his secretary ryan zincy, an avid hunter himself a striking reversal. the national park service issuing a notice it wants to roll back regulations for sport hunting in alaskas national preserves. trophy hunting could get a lot easier,...

Bears thats legal in alaska and in fact many states, and its generally done in very rural places. >> reporter: in a statement the alaska department of fish and game says the states goal is primary wildlife manager within all lands on its borders would be to continue maintaining wildlife operations, both predators and prey. the roll back, though, wont happen immediately. the public will have 60 days to provide comments. but assuming nothing changes animal rights say theyll challenge the decision ...