>> yeah, well, we do know that the protests are being organized by a political opposition group that's been expelled from iran and has been active in europe and the united states for a while now. and they have a lot of eye level -- high level supporters, newt gingrich being one of them. so, i think a large part of the people attending are members of that organization and their suppo supporters. iranians that have fled the oppression of the regime. gillian: who are now here? >> who are how here in the u.s. and i imagine other iranian-americans supporting the general cause of the protesters in iran as well as some americans. gillian: and folks from washington d.c., being the international city it is, fair to assume that there are folks from all over the world coming here. >> exactly. gillian: in a show of solidarity. >> i mean, the white house is, i think, a focal point whenever we see these sorts of mass movements of the the white house is a place where people go to try to urge the united states to