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Disobedience. >> reporter: officials will be ready for any protesters they say with more than 3,000 extra washington, d.c. police officers on scene on friday and more than 5,000 national guard troops coming into the city, not only to handle any protests that may happen during the inauguration but this very large march the day after on saturday. at least 200,000 said they will come to town and march for women's rights, which should mark some of the largest protests this country has seen since the nixon inauguration. >> we're in now the second week of this donald trump cabinet nomination hearing...

President didn't keep his word to african americans, he didn't keep his word to white americans, he really didn't keep his word across the board. i think we all agree on that. steve: all right. one other topic we wanted you to both weigh in is al sharpton following disobedience for jeff sessions nomination, do you think that's a good idea? >> in the case of jeff sessions, there are a lot of concerns. steve: like what? 20-year-old joke? >> that's a serious issue. >> he needs to come and explain that. the bottom line is that jeff sessions says it's not 20-year-old pick. clearly someone who does ...

Right thing. if not, then you're prepared to do disobedience and whatever else is necessary. we believe this is wrong. he might have the politics of racism, but he does not have the politics that should be a part of the american democracy process at the highest, law enforcement officer in this country. it is wrong and we have to stand against it with our deepest moral valus and use every to do it. and if he does somehow become appointed, we should be prepared to stand against his actions every day because they would be wrong for america and they would take us backwards rather than forwards. >>...

Issues with him, direct race issues, but you also have voting rights. >> voting rights, banking. there's so much, it's going to be very hard to choose those four witnesses but what people have told me, which is kind of interesting, they're very upset about this truncated hearing but they're also saying they will push senators to bring some of this stuff up on the floor. when this goes to a vote, assuming he'll get out of committee, which he will, there is a lot of push for progressive democratic senators to oppose him, to talk about his record and we'll see what they can get away with under mi...

>> what will they do in the streets? what do you want them to do in the street? >> protest, nonviolent. >> non-violent. >> disobedience. >> with signs and stuff. >> church congregations to do vigils with candles. >> that's what you boat want, a mass display -- >> want a moral, spiritual awakening that focuses on poor and working people on women, on mexicans, on muslims, those who have been -- >> if that does not materialize. >> undocumented immigrants we'll again them. we'll defend women closing down the plants. we'll defend those who are poor. >> so you come on programs like this, you give yo...