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In many parts of america. that didnt change because of last night. we feel unsafe because police brutality remains real in america. the movement is -- >> the shooting that happened last night, do you feel -- are you now afraid that even those -- even if theyre not a protester, not just the police, but someone else. >> im not afraid of the protesters. the protest community has been strong, remains strong. i hope this is not used as an excuse by police to be more aggressive with protesters on the ...

I, like you, am hopeful to see what the investigation will show. it is not my belief it will show this is a protester. i think those comments by belmar were premature at best. i would highlight an attempt to defame the protest community, or discredit the protesters. the hill is nowhere near where protesters congregate, where they park. just like the shooting that happened in new york, it was this immediate attempt to link that shooter to the protests. that just wasnt the case there. again, im ho...

>> caller: at our peak, around 9:00 i think we had probably 75 to 100. it was a great it was a very big cross section of the protest community, white black, you know chanters singers, drummers. and then maybe 20 minutes before the shooting it had filtered down to about 40. there was definitely a thinned-out crowd. >> and i understand that the protests were initially peaceful. but at what point did the mood and feeling sort of change? >> caller: i think that really depends on what group you were ...

>> so i was sitting in my car at the base of the hill, and i could see the protesters. i could see the hill, i could see police. there were at least four shots that rang out. i saw one officer fall and i saw them call for the ambulance, i saw the rest of the police go behind the rest of the vehicles. they proceeded to take out their agains and come after the hill. protesters were beginning to s disperse. this shooter wasnt near the protesters. we dont think this shooter was in the protest commun...

Of the white house in terms of how they are viewing the situation here? >> well, a lot of points, they are actually agreeing with that interview. they think the next two weeks are critical, they also think the next 24 hours could be critical. the administration wants him to leave. theyre not saying that quite publicly, privately, they want him to leave. they dont want him to leave in a vacuum. they want him to work with his newly constituted government. work with other people in the protest comm...

That interview. they think the next two weeks are critical, they also think the next 24 hours could be critical. the administration wants him to leave. theyre not saying that quite publicly, privately, they want him to leave. they dont want him to leave in a vacuum. they want him to work with his newly constituted government. work with other people in the protest community to form some some of an interim relationship that would allow a period of time for democratic institution building and democ...

Will escalate. theres no going down, as i said. >> thanks again. >> thanks a lot. >> thank you. im joined now by robin wright, senior fellow for the institute of peace. also by john king, host of "john king usa." john, what are you hearing out of the white house in terms of how they are viewing the situation here? >> well, a lot of points, they are actually agreeing with that interview. they think the next two weeks are critical, they also think the next 24 hours could be critical. the adminis...

Institute of peace. also john king. john, what are you hearing out of the white house in terms of how they are viewing the situation here? >> a lot of points i agree with that interview. they think the next two weeks are critical, they also think the next 24 hours could be critical. the administration wants him to leave. theyre not saying that quite publicly, privately, they want him to leave. they dont want him to leave in a vacuum. they want him to work with his newly constituted government. w...