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Kelly. kelly: while those activities are are disgusting, it seems the fear was the protest, counter-protest could turn violent like they did in charlottesville last week, but they didnt. how did they avoid the violence? >> reporter: that was the real concern, two competing protest groups meeting here in the park and going at it head to head in a real orgy of violence. that simply did not happen in part because the numbers were so lopsided. the right-wing demonstrators pretty much fled the scene ...

Presidential pardon that i thought was particularly inappropriate to do so in an environment like a political rally. >> stanton is urging protest groups to keep it peaceful. listen here. >> we want to give you every opportunity to express your first amendment rights by what your opinion it happens to be. however, as mayor is the city of phoenix, i excite you to be civil, respectful, and peaceful. >> in addition to the rally in phoenix, the president will go to the border patrol statesman and rev...

Agreement. we dont yet know what the presidents final decision is. i was told by a high ranking official here at the white house hes still mulling it over, still considering some options. jenna, we should hear before the end of the week what the president tends to do. >> jenna: just quickly, john, how big a group of protesters is out there? we can really hear them picked up on your microphone. >> reporter: yeah. theres a few hundred people. theyre banging some vietnamese musical instruments and ...

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Anti-immigrant protesters in murrieta, california, successfully blocked buses carrying migrant women and children from entering a murrieta processing facility last week. over the weekend, those protests continued. >> dozens waited for the possible arrival of another approximately 140 undocumented immigrants brought to california from texas because of overcrowding and influx of children crossing alone. >> well send them aid but its too hard on the united states to support all of them. >> five peo...

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Million people in the state of wisconsin and they spoke even louder last november 2nd. those are the people that were gonna hear from. they are the silence majority, but they are out there. >> greta: mr. speaker, in terms of the senators who left, did everyone know they were leaving? was it done undercover of night? do you have any idea? >> i was actually in caucus and got the news over my blackberry that they had got on a bus and left the state. no, they did it very secretive by the time we fou...