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Now he is a voice of affirmation. and this is where the president's words have fallen short. truly. and we have to ask donald trump for greater leadership on this. i don't believe we will see it. but, you know, what we saw in charlottesville a year ago from the president, the most authentic moments of a political leader happen in real-time. and the both sides comment he made, the notion that there are good people on both sides, that is the heart of donald trump. and nothing he can say or tweet this weekend will really change that. and i think what the american people wrestle with is how to -- ...

Of counter protesters, gathered on freedom plaza in washington, d.c. they have been there for the better part of the afternoon. they're taking a stand against those white nationalists, those white supremacists, who are making their way to the white house. one of several counter protests taking place in washington, d.c., today. last year in charlottesville, the reverend tracy blackman wanted to spread a message of peace, but was swept away in a moment of terrifying violence. let's take a look. >> i was invited in to give a speech to that regard, and as we were closing down -- i've got to go, ...

They will be greeted by a hundred or so chalk messages left by counter protesters. there's a message that says love, not hate. there's another quote over here from malcolm x. you see a message that says be nice. the world is cruel enough. they expect up to 400 demonstrators. compare that 400 number to the 2,000 counter protesters who are all around washington including where we saw. the primary goal is to keep the counter protesters and the protesters separate to prevent the violent, deadly melee we saw last year in charlottesville. >> we expect later onto see the prote protesters emerge. ne...

Numbered really into the thousands. somewhere between 1500 and 2000 counter protesters. the white nationalists were outmatched. they were disorganized and dee legitimatized by that poor showing that they had. and we should say good thing they had a poor showing. you did see a real kind of level of organization on the other side that made the effort really mounted by jason kessler to look really, really bad. so at this point -- we should also mention of course he did not get the permit he was seeking to do this follow-up rally, this sequel in charlottesville. and that's one of the reasons, the ...

Help stop the clock on further irreversible joint damage. talk to your rheumatologist. right here. right now. humira. you're watching breaking news here. this has turned out, at least as of now, to be a small protest by white nationalists in washington, d.c., numbering about a couple dozen. and a very large counter protest numbering in the thousands. we also remember, though, on this day 32-year-old heather heyer. she was killed when a white nationalist plowed into a crowd of counter protesters. that happened one year ago today in charlottesville. dozens more, though, were injured in that....