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>> reporter: there are thousands. give a look at the line. there are thousands who have been lining up. there will probably be between 15 and 20,000 in there by the time it's done. protesters hope to have up to 10,000, perhaps more protesters, several different protests they have planned. but it is not clear how this is going to go. wolf? >> we're going to stay in very close touch with you. miguel marques on the scene for us in phoenix. stand by over there. in the meantime, let's talk a little bit more about the president's trip with republican congressman mark sanford of south carolina. con...

Huge reelection campaign rallies as he's about to do tonight? a lot of people are wondering why. >> the one place i'm not going to try and get is inside donald trump's head. so, in fairness, he's going to do what he's going to do. you know, as a legislator, i have to simply react to what comes next from a legislative standpoint and it's going to be an awfully busy season come, you know, a couple weeks -- couple days from now when we get back into session. >> right after labor day you have a lot of work to do including raising the nation's debt ceiling to make sure the full faith and credit is ...

>> the president said there were very fine people on both sides. that's the statement that really irritated, angered so many people out there because on the one side there were white supremacists, kkk, neo-nazis. on the other side there were protesters who opposed those white supremacists. when you heard those words, very fine people on both sides, congressman, what was your reaction? >> well, as i just stated, a bit of shock and a bit of disappointment. you know, i attended business school in charlottesville, virginia. i have two boys -- one who is there currently, and one who graduated a cou...

President trump a fresh taste of the charlottesville backlash. the state's top republicans will be conspicuously absent tonight amid concerns about what he may say and the state of his presidency. also tonight, "the new york times" report that senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is spriechlly expressing uncertainty that mr. trump will be able to salvage his administration following one crisis after another this summer. right now republicans are divided over the president's address to the nation overnight, outlining his new afghanistan policy. many mainstream gop leaders are backing his de...

And changing his view, the president abandons promises to get out of afghanistan, admitting he's going with the advice of his generals and against his instincts. new reaction tonight as mr. trump's policy is attacked by the far-right. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >> we are following breaking news. president trump returning to campaign mode in arizona one week after his widely condemned remarks about white supremacists and the violence in charlottesville, vir...