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Always run high when we have these conversations, but they're important to have. thank you to jennifer rubin, noda, dean. a rally is being organized in portland by what's called the proud boys. they are designate as a hate group in this country. they are to be met by counter-protesters. the proud boys say the purpose of the event is to oppose an anti-fascist, what some have labeled latiantifa. donald trump said, antifa was named as an organization of

Amy klobuchar courting those voters and hoping for a win in 2020. ana? >> layla santiago, thank you. let's head to the west coast and police in portland, oregon, arresting three people after mondays of protesters confronted each other and were taking to the streets keeping that city on edge. >> no justice! no peace! >> large groups of far-right extremists and counterprotesters gathered in downtown portland today making people there afraid the two sides would clash violently as they have in the past. police did find and confiscate some weapons earlier, but so far the protests and countserprot...

For people like those of us who live in el paso, texas, these laws are a matter of life and death. >> reporter: there were a couple of counterprotesters here at back of the group, but so far no major confrontations with them. we see there are tents back there, college students registering others to vote, trying to get that young voice to speak out. and there's also another table where there are postcards for people to send notes to senator mitch mcconnell's office asking him to have that debate on gun legislation on the senate floor, fred. >> natasha chen in el paso, thank you very much. sti...

Ground and we've been watching a tense scene. far right groups and counterprotesters including far left group antifa are on scene. sara sidner, we know police have confiscated everything from bear spray to shields to metal and will wooden poles. what's happening there now is it looks like things are relatively peaceful behind you. >> reporter: they are peaceful. what you have is the police basically separated folks from the proud boys and who came for that and the leftist groups like antifa there on literally the other side of the river. i have with me one of the chairmen of proud boys, enriqu...

Naming it an organization of terror, but remaining mute on far-right extremists and self-declared white supremacists. i do want to note the u.s. doesn't have a domestic terrorism law and no government agency designates domestic groups as being terrorist organizations. joining us now is heather heier's mother susan breaux. we have these far-right groups including white supremacists holding a rally and counterprotesters we've seen are on site with signs that mention your daughter's name, trying to remember her on this day. how does that make you feel? that's good as long as we are focused on the...